After Tony Romo decided to give a speech last week, he didn't tell anyone what he was going to say.
After 10 weeks of avoiding the media, the Cowboys QB went to a podium on Nov. 15 and read a handwritten speech that most people seemed to enjoy. After Romo spoke, dozens of NFL players took to Twitter to compliment him on his impassioned speech.
Not only did his teammates enjoy the speech.
Can't hold a real one down
— Ezekiel Elliott (@EzekielElliott) November 15, 2016
There were also players on other teams who thought Romo did a fantastic job of sharing his feelings in such a difficult time.
That @tonyromo presser was the realist. Kudos to him for allowing himself to be so vulnerable, honest and transparent. #selfless
— Larry Fitzgerald (@LarryFitzgerald) November 16, 2016
However, not everyone was a fan.
During a segment on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, former Raiders defensive back Charles Woodson blasted Romo for giving a "selfish" speech.
"Part of it was selfish," Woods said. "I don't think this is a speech that needed to be made. I don't think it needed to be a prepared speech."
Woodson then compared Romo's situation to his own. Back in December 2015, Woodson held a surprise press conference of his own. In that press conference, Woodson decided to announce his retirement, and since Romo wasn't retiring, Woodson thought he was being overly "dramatic."
"When I listen to [Romo's] speech, I thought about myself on December 22, 2015 last year when I called media in and told them that I was retiring," Woodson said. "That's what this sounded like to me. It sounded a little bit dramatic. I thought he was retiring. I thought he was going to say to everyone, 'Look, this is my last year. I'm done playing.'"
The former Raiders defensive back believes Romo should have taken questions from reporters instead of reading a prepared speech.
"I felt like what he should've done is he should've had a press conference. He should've allowed the media to ask him questions and he should've told us exactly what he told us but just answer the questions," Woodson said.
According to Woodson, there was no need for Romo to have all the hoopla to read a speech.
"What he did right there, he could've done that at home," Woodson said. "We didn't need to see that. He did that for himself. I think it was an easy answer to say, 'You know what, Dak is the quarterback right now. I'm going to back him up.'"
