That sounds a little crazy and thankfully for Cowboys fans, did not actually come to fruition. Though, it could have.

Back in 2003, when Romo was anonymous instead of ubiquitous, the quarterback of America's team was deciding what part of America to start his football career.

There were two likely choices: Denver or Dallas.

We should mention, that knowing what we know now, chances are a few other teams may have wished they were in the mix as well.

Both Denver and Dallas wooed Tony with the same pitch and it had to do with his college of choice, Eastern Illinois. Yeah, not your typical NFL goldmine by any means. Throw in that Romo wasn't even drafted coming out school and you wonder why there was such hoopla over a free agent quarterback from a obscure university in the Midwest.

Turns out that Shanahan went to Eastern Illinois. So did then Cowboys offensive coordinator Sean Payton. The connection was made. Who would win over Tony and tug at his alma mater heartstrings more?

Well, anyone who doubts Broncos head Mike Shanahan's personnel evaluation skills, needs to fess up and give him credit on this one. The Broncos did not end up signing Romo, but Shanahan saw something in Romo that nearly nobody else did......except Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

The two teams made offers. The tale goes that Denver even offered more money. However, Tony felt his best chance to play was in Dallas. He was right.

The Cowboys thank him for making that choice. They probably, in their minds, never expected Tony would be this spectacular. Then again, Tony did, which is probably the reason he'll come to Denver today as the biggest star on either team. Not bad for a kid who wasn't even drafted, don't you think?