I am probably the biggest advocate in the world that golf most certainly is a sport, and even I find this point fairly ridiculous.Warren Sapp hosted a chat on NFL.com Thursday and was asked the following question about Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo -- "What do you think on (R)omo not being focused on football by trying to get in the (U.S.) (O)pen?"
"That's why his record is what it is in December and January," Sapp answered.
Now, I'm not trying to dig too deep here, but doesn't Sapp play golf? And since he does, is it fair to assume that in the offseason, he'd go tee it up at random times with his buddies? Does he think the U.S. Open and Byron Nelson qualifiers include a half-marathon? It's 18 holes, and in some qualifiers you get to use a golf cart. On top of that, mandatory workouts for Dallas don't start until June 16. If he was trying to qualify during that time, I might understand.
Also, Romo has been doing this long before he was the starting quarterback. He played in qualifiers when nobody knew who he was and it is something he enjoys doing. I'm pretty sure that when the playoffs roll around, Romo is laying his head in Jessica's lap, muttering to her, "I shouldn't have tried to make it to Bethpage, I shouldn't have tried to make it to Bethpage."
I'm fairly certain that filming an entire day with the "Entourage" cast is more exhausting and time consuming than trying to qualify for a golf tournament. I guess Sapp would agree that Tom Brady's knee could be blamed on one simple thing. Acting.
