Sports 5 Steps Tony Romo Can Take To Lead The Cowboys

Tony Romo says he’s ready to steer the Cowboys. Pause.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is under a lot of pressure lately, and no, this time it’s not because a beastly defense is gang raping him. Last season was cursed by controversy as star receiver Terrell Owens claimed that Romo was conspiring to not throw him balls that he could in turn drop (yes, the same Owens who showed public support for his QB a year earlier by crying when the press criticized Romo for losing yet another playoff game). Such turmoil may have led to the Cowboys getting reamed 44-6 by the Philadelphia Eagles in their final game, putting an exclamation point on a late season collapse.

Sports Inside The Attempted Robbery Of Michael Irvin

Michael Irvin learns how to play defense.

If there was any doubt that the Dallas Cowboys are America’s team, they were squashed Monday night when Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin wiggled out of an attempted robbery in Big D because the would-be stickup men were Cowboys fans.

After the pair pulled up to the famous athlete at a stop light, they rolled down the window and the Irvin rolled his down too, thinking they were ball-fondling fans. Well, it turns out they were; after sticking a gun in his face they realized who he was and deaded the robbery, instead talking to the Cowboy great about their favorite team. Score one for the Cowboys! Complex imagines the conversation that might have taken place…