Are Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson Married? Who Cares?

While on my morning commute, as I switched through stations, I came across 107.5 FM in Dallas. They were discussing a rumor floating around that Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had married his girlfriend, singer Jessica Simpson.

This is not the first time a rumor involving Tony Romo’s nuptials has been spread throughout the metroplex. In 2007, rumors abounded that Tony Romo and singer Carrie Underwood, of American Idol fame, had tied the knot.

In 2008, another rumor spread that Tony Romo had married his new girlfriend, Jessica Simpson. This rumor was allegedly confirmed by Jessica’s mother who said “Jessica is already married to Tony. What are you talking about?”

Later Jessica mysteriously commented, “Well, I guess if my mom said it, it must be true.”

While this rumor was later proven to be just that, a rumor, TMZ reported in October that Romo and Simpson were extremely serious, and were considering a 2009 wedding. This has given rise to the latest Tony Romo marriage rumor that I heard this morning.

While in all likelihood this recent rumor, like all the others, is false, the thought of a Romo, Simpson wedding is a scary thought for most Cowboys fans. There is a growing suspicion that Jessica is a major factor in Romo’s on field performance, and that the Cowboy’s quarterback would be a better player if he were to break things off with Daisy Duke.

I, for one, am sick of these rumors and the controversy over this relationship. Tony Romo is a professional in the NFL. He got there through hard work and dedication. To think that he would let himself get distracted over a girl is kind of ridiculous in my mind.

Romo is entitled to a personal life. Every NFL player has a personal life, and every NFL player has distractions coming from their personal life, no matter if their wife or girlfriend is a college sweetheart, or untalented singer with a less talented sister who makes Milli Vanilli look like the Vatican Choir. But to think that a celebrity girlfriend would ruin an entire team’s season is laughable.

Yes, Tony Romo performs poorly at the end of the season. Yes, the 2008 Dallas Cowboys season ended in complete disaster. However, this debacle did not come about because of one relationship. There were numerous on-the-field issues that hurt the team far more than Jessica Simpson.

Terrell Owens was taking plays off. Jason Witten was playing injured. The offensive line was without Kyle Kosier and simply was not giving Romo the protection he needed. Without a strong running game due to injuries to Felix Jones and Marion Barber, the Cowboys had to use their passing attack, and with the O-Line not performing as well as they are capable, Romo was pressured and forced to make rushed throws and poor decisions.

None of this had anything to do with Tony Romo’s girlfriend, unless of course she took a crowbar to Marion Barber and Felix Jones, which I did not see reported on TMZ.