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That's one extreme way to describe the free agent quarterback. Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports

The NFL’s free agency frenzy has kicked into high gear, but a name a name we’re not hearing very much is quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who recently opted out of his final year with the San Francisco 49ers.

Recently, Kaepernick made it known that he plans to stand for the National Anthem in 2017. His decision came about at the same time it was reported certain NFL teams said they would not pursue K

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When Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he believes Tony Romo will quarterback a Super Bowl team and has another five years to play, it sure sounds like’s trying to build up some trade value.

Because to figure out what the Cowboys could get for Romo — whose emotional concession speech to star rookie Dak Prescott was “not a goodbye,” Jones told reporters Thursday — you have to start by considering the conversation that would take place elsewhere.

“Imagine me going to (the owner) and saying, ‘

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FILE – In this Oct. 11, 2015, file photo, Dallas Cowboys’ Matt Cassel (16) throws before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Arlington, Texas. Matt Cassel appears on the verge of being named the starter for the Cowboys after Brandon Weeden went 0-3 filling in for Tony Romo. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade, File) The Associated Press

Matt Cassel is taking over at quarterback for Dallas after Brandon Weeden lost all three of his starts in place of the injured Tony Romo.

Coach Jaso

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Terrell Owens stopped by the Rich Eisen Show to talk about the Dallas Cowboys’ mounting injury woes. And to share that he’d had his people call their people to maybe work something out around getting Owens back out there on the field.

“We all know what happened when I was there, and there were some things said where it may have fractured the relationship between myself and (tight end Jason) Witten and Romo. Time has passed, and hopefully they know that I’ve moved on beyond that, and maybe hop

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Sunday’s injury to Tony Romo put the Cowboys in the undesirable predicament of having to entrust their playoff chances in the arm of backup quarterback Brandon Weeden.

That led to an unhealthy social media debate over possible Weeden alternatives and, inevitably, one free-agent quarterback with a Texas-sized following in particular was posited by the masses, with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott among them.

Ah, yes. Tim Tebow. How creative.

Tebow, of course, was among the final preseason cuts by Chip K

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