NFL Teams That Will Never Live Down Their Embarrassing Mistakes

Football 2/14/18

Tony Romo Blows The Hold

Tony Romo botched a snap in a playoff game and never lived it down

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Our final flub involves CBS super announcer Tony Romo. During the 2006 season, the Cowboys thought their season was lost when Drew Bledsoe went down with an injury. Tony Romo, an undrafted free agent out of Eastern Illinois took over the offense and shocked the football world by leading the team to the playoffs. In the Wildcard game, the Cowboys needed a late field goal to win. Despite being entrenched as the team’s starting quarterback, Romo was tasked with holding the ball for the kicker. He dropped the snap, picked up the ball, and ran around wildly until the play failed. The Cowboys lost, and Romo gained a reputation a choker. The reputation would follow him unfairly throughout his career, despite his surprising ability to lead comeback victories. After breaking his back in 2016, Romo officially retired and is finally getting the respect he deserves in the broadcast booth.