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Romo willing to help any QB Cowboys bring in

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One of the top offseason priorities for the Dallas Cowboys is finding a backup quarterback and eventual heir to Tony Romo, be it through the draft or free agency.

Romo discussed the Cowboys' quarterback situation with Colin Cowherd of FOX Sports on Friday, and said he's more than willing to take on a mentorship role.

"If someone's good enough to take your job, you're probably not as good as you thought," Romo said, according to NFL Media's Chase Goodbread. "I've been a backup, I've been behind guys who were good players and I learned a lot from them. I'm going to do the same for whoever comes in.

"We get a free agent, I'll do the same and help him. We draft a kid, I'll do the same. At the end of the day, I feel very comfortable and confident in (my) skills and I'm obviously chasing a Super Bowl. That's what I'm trying to bring to Dallas."

Romo has four years left on his contract, which the Cowboys expect him to play out in its entirety. There are some questions about his health, though - particularly his collarbone, which he's injured three times in a five-year span.

Dallas holds the No. 4 overall pick in the 2016 draft, but owner Jerry Jones doesn't feel the need to use it, or any other selection, on a quarterback.

"There are many options," Jones said in January at the Senior Bowl. "There's free agency ... We have to (draft a QB) to do what? We have to win a Super Bowl next year? Do we have to compete for a Super Bowl in the future? Do you have to have it in place after this draft? There's no have-to here, in my mind, because we have the luxury of having Romo here for three, four, five more years."

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