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DALLAS (AP) &#8212; Tony Romo&#8217;s star-crossed career as the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys will soon be over.A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that the Cowboys will release Romo when the NFL year opens on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the team hasn&#8217;t announced a decision on Romo, who will get a chance to pursue a starting job elsewhere.Romo will leave the Cowboys as the franchise leader in yards passing (34,183) and touchdowns (248). But he could never match the postseason success of Hall of Famers and multiple Super Bowl winners Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.A release will free about $5 million in cap space for the Cowboys, who can split the dead money from a $19 million hit over two seasons.Giants sign MarshallEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) &#8212; Eli Manning and the New York Giants now have two legitimate threats on the outside.The Giants found a complement to Odell Beckham Jr. on Wednesday by signing veteran free-agent receiver Brandon Marshall to a two-year, $12 million contact.Marshall said the Giants&#8217; offer might have been the lowest that he got after being released by the Jets last week.However, Ben McAdoo&#8217;s team, which made the playoffs with an 11-5 record last season, offered him something else.&#8220;It was all about championships,&#8221; said Marshall, who has never made the playoffs since being drafted in the first round by Denver in 2006. &#8220;To get straight to the point &#8212; it was all about a championship, they presented the best opportunity to be in a championship organization.&#8221;Colts trade Allen to PatriotsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) &#8212; Tight end Dwayne Allen is eager to get started with the New England Patriots after the Indianapolis Colts traded him on the eve of free agency.Allen acknowledged the trade on Twitter, where he thanked Colts fans for their support and wrote he was &#8220;humbled and eager to earn the right to be called a New England Patriot&#8221; on Twitter. NFL.com reported the Colts will send Allen and a sixth-round draft choice in exchange for the Patriots&#8217; fourth-round pick.The move comes one day after Indy kept backup tight end Jack Doyle off the free-agent market with a three-year deal worth about $6.3 million per year. Allen signed a four-year deal worth $29.4 million last year.Bills, Taylor rework contractORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) &#8212; Quarterback Tyrod Taylor is staying put in Buffalo.The Bills ended two months of uncertainty on Wednesday by announcing Taylor would remain in Buffalo for a third season after agreeing to restructure his five-year contract extension. The deal was reached a day before the NFL&#8217;s free-agency period opens, and with Buffalo facing a deadline on Saturday on whether to activate or opt out of the extension Taylor signed in August.The move cleared the biggest offseason question for the Bills, who are undergoing their latest transformation under newly hired coach Sean McDermott , who took over in January after Rex Ryan was fired.&#8220;This thing shaped up the right way and really, I feel this is a good move and in the best interest of the organization at this time,&#8221; McDermott said. &#8220;All these conversations about this and that, and which direction we&#8217;re going? Well, this is where we are.&#8221;The Bills also announced they agreed to sign former Carolina fullback Mike Tolbert, and re-sign punter Colton Schmidt, who had been released on Monday. The Bills also released receiver Marcus Easley, who has been sidelined since sustaining an injury to his left knee in December 2015.Report: Hoyer will sign with 49ersSANTA CLARA, Calif. &#8212; Veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer will join the 49ers and be reunited with coach Kyle Shanahan, according to an NFL Network report Wednesday.Hoyer was presumed to be a target of Shanahan, given that the two worked together in 2014 with the Cleveland Browns.Hoyer was reportedly talking with both the New York Jets and 49ers, according to the NFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport, but will sign a two-year deal with San Francisco when the signing period begins Thursday. He will be given an opportunity to start, although another NFL Network report indicated the 49ers haven&#8217;t given up on trying to trade for Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins.Meanwhile, reports also indicate the 49ers will be signing two free-agent receivers for Hoyer to target, including Washington receiver Pierre Garcon. Also, Rapoport reported the 49ers will sign Bills receiver Marquise Goodwin, a speedster who had 29 catches for 431 yards and three touchdowns in 2016. The 26-year-old Goodwin was a third-round pick by Buffalo in 2013.&#8212; McClatchyRedskins re-sign DavisWASHINGTON (AP) &#8212; The Washington Redskins have re-signed tight end Vernon Davis to a three-year contract.Davis revealed the length of the deal on his Snapchat account late Tuesday night. The team announced the new contract Wednesday morning.The 33-year-old Davis revitalized his career last season with Washington, starting 14 games and catching 44 passes for 583 yards and two touchdowns. In 11 NFL seasons, the Maryland product has 505 receptions for 6,424 yards and 57 touchdowns.Ravens cut DumervilOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) &#8212; Elvis Dumervil has been cut by the Baltimore Ravens, who were looking to free up salary cap room before the start of free agency.Dumervil missed eight games last season because of injuries and finished with only three sacks. Two years earlier, he set the team single-season record with 17 sacks.The Ravens did not rule out the possibility of bringing him back at a lesser price.In a statement Wednesday, general manager Ozzie Newsome said, &#8220;&#8221;We have not closed the door on the possibility of him returning in the future.&#8221;Young to finalize CFL dealREGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) &#8212; Vince Young appears set to return to football in Canada.Young&#8217;s agent, Leigh Steinberg, tweeted Wednesday that he was on his way to Regina to finalize a deal with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Canadian Press, citing an unidentified source, said Young also was making the trip and that the Riders planned to introduce him at a news conference Thursday.Young is on Saskatchewan&#8217;s negotiation list, giving the team CFL exclusivity to the former University of Texas star.<style>
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NFL: Dallas Cowboys to release Tony Romo