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WATCH: XFL announcer takes unnecessary shot at Tony Romo

Stephen Samraby:Steve Samra•02/20/23•

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Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler aren’t on the call for the XFL, but their announcers were on savage mode this weekend.

Commentators matched the brashness of the return of the professional football league during its opening weekend, and Tony Romo was the victim on Sunday. Check out play-by-play guy Matt Barrie’s tongue-in-cheek shot at the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback.

“Also by my math, you’ve got a Romo playing football in Texas in February,” stated Barrie.

Ouch. Of course, Romo never made it to a February football game as a player, only in the broadcasting booth.

It was a highly successful opening weekend for the XFL, and they’re going to continue looking to grow their game. Maybe the best way to do it is to keep taking shots at the Dallas Cowboys.

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Moreover, the Dallas Cowboys have never played a postseason football game in the month of February. But there is some football being played in Arlington this year deep into the winter months.

The Arlington Renegades of the XFL kicked off their season Saturday at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas — just a stones throw away from AT&T Stadium just a few blocks to the west.

One television reporter in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, William Joy, decided to have a little fun at the area big dog’s expense because of it.

“Even though attendance was pretty decent today, the weather probably kept a lot of people away,” Joy said. “There was a lot of people in heavy winter coats. There were a lot of people in blankets. But frankly, I think people are just exited to have a team in Arlington that actually plays football games in February.”

The XFL. One weekend and the Dallas Cowboys are already catching a myriad of strays.

On3’s Peter Warren contributed to this article.