An inside look behind Tony Romo's new contract

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Word broke over the weekend the Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Tony Romo reached an agreement that extended his contract through 2019. The contract will pay Romo $108 million, including $55 million of guaranteed money.

That's just $2 million less than three-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady's record $57 million guaranteed contract. Brady has also won two Super Bowl MVPs and two regular season MVPs.

It's also the same amount guaranteed to Drew Brees, who has won one Super Bowl and holds nearly 70 NFL passing records, and $4 million more than Super Bowl XLVII (2013) MVP Joe Flacco, who became the highest paid quarterback in league history in March.

Despite holding several team records and the fifth all-time career passing rating (95.6) and being number six on the yards per attempt list (7.9), the massive contract has raised both eyebrows and questions from around the league and Cowboy fans.

"Sure Tony's thrown for a lot of yards and nearly twice as many touchdowns as interceptions," explained Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones, "but he's only 1-3 in the playoffs --where winning matters more than regular season numbers. Did we think he was a $55 million quarterback? Of course not. We thought he was somewhere around the $20-30 million level, maybe Jay Cutler's level, but certainly not the Brady-Brees level."

Jones said the team intended to offer Romo $65 million over four years with $25 guaranteed, but before he could meet with Romo's agents, other teams started calling the Cowboys with offers of their own.

"The Eagles called and told us they wanted to throw in $15.5 million if we agreed to keep Romo for an additional year. Then the Washington Redskins called and said they'd match that offer. The next thing you know, we have a six-year contract worth a lot of money. Tony Romo didn't become the most overpaid quarterback in the league over night or by himself."

In December 2008 the Cowboys needed to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the last game of the season to secure a playoff spot. Romo committed three turnovers as his team lost 44-6. The Cowboys entered the final game of last season in the same situation against the Redskins. Romo responded by throwing three interceptions as the Cowboys lost the game 21-18, the division title and a playoff spot. It was the third straight year the Cowboys finished third in the division and failed to make the playoffs.

The Eagles are the only team in the NFC East Romo has a winning record against at 8-6.

"Then out of nowhere, Seattle called to offer us $12 million, no doubt a nod towards their 12th man, their fans," Jones said.

In 2007 the Cowboys were down 21-20 with less than two minutes to play in the NFC Wild Card playoff game when Dallas attempted a 19-yard field goal. Romo took the snap, fumbled it, recovered it and attempted to run for a first down but was stopped at Seattle's two-yard line. The Cowboys would lose the game.

"The Giants called too, but by then we figured we had enough money to offer him," Jones said. "There was no way we could justify giving him more money than Tom Brady. Tom Brady has actually won in the postseason before."

The Giants have won two Super Bowl titles during Romo's tenure as Dallas' quarterback.