Cowboys planning on Tony Romo playing another 5 years

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will be turning 35 in April, and he's also coming of his best season as a pro. 

He seems to be getting better with age, something not lost on owner Jerry Jones when asked at the combine if he sees Romo as his quarterback for the foreseeable future. 

"I feel very comfortable, to the main part of your question, with a five-year timeframe. I feel very comfortable with that," Jones said. "When I say comfortable: I’m ready to make decisions based on him being our quarterback that far into the future."

As good as Romo played last year with 34 touchdowns and only nine interceptions, he's also occupying a significant chunk of salary cap in 2015. As it stands now, Romo will earn $17 million and count $27.7 million against the cap.

"We haven’t ruled it out," Jones said about the possibility of restructuring. "When we did his contract, we thought at some point and time that we would be going to it. But the bottom line is recognizing that nobody knows what’s out there in the future, in those circumstances."

Some of Romo's colleagues, specifically Tom Brady, have taken pay cuts to keep their teams competitive later in their careers. He could have to do the same if Dallas wants to keep both Dez Bryant and DeMarco Murray. 

The challenge for Romo as he moves past 35 could be his well-documented back issues, but the fact he spent the first three years of his career on the bench may pay dividends for his body down the line.