Dallas Cowboys center Travis Frederick recently went on 105.3-FM The Fan's Ben and Skin Show. Here are some highlights.

When you go back and watch film, will you go back and listen to Tony Romo when he calls a Cowboys game?

Frederick: I'm not sure I want to hear the truth of what Tony has to say about me. (Laughs) Tony and I have been very close at certain times so I'm curious what sort of inside tidbits he has to share about me. I realize when you're on this side of it, when you're talking into the mic, it's easy to kind of share some of those things.

So, I'm curious to see what he has to say in that regard. I'm sure I'll hear it from the outside world. I think he's going to do a great job, and that's definitely going to be fun when he's going to be back around for that.

How often were people saying stuff to you about Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski during March Madness?

Frederick: I got that a lot. In fact, Coach [Jason] Garrett came in the other day when I was working out and he had been passing through and said, 'somebody texted me the other day and asked me why Travis was out playing there [in the NCAA tournament].' So, I've heard it from many angles.

I don't think that we're that similar, other than he has a beard.

And you guys both look like you could build log cabins if you had to...

Frederick: OK, yeah. I mean he's Polish, right? And I think there's a Poland in Wisconsin. So, I think there's that sort of link.

Are you sad that Doug Free has decided to free himself of NFL pain?

Frederick: I am. I'm very sad. It's been a long offseason of kind of just waiting. And I thought the longer it went on I thought, "Oh, for sure, he's coming back. Yeah, yeah, yeah...' And I had no idea.

He's really happy. I've talked to him. I feel so happy for him that he's able to take this step in his life.

You don't realize - it's tough to see it from both perspectives because as a teammate, you want him to be there. As a fan, you want a guy like that that's been around for 10 years, a great leader in the group. But as a person, he was ready to move on to the next step of his life and get back up to Wisconsin and spend some time up there.