It’s official: The Tony Romo era in Dallas will come to an end Thursday when the new league year begins. It’s not surprising to hear that the Cowboys are releasing one of the franchise’s best players, opting not to pay him an enormous salary to remain a backup.

Romo leaves the Cowboys after 11 seasons, throwing for 34,183 yards and 248 touchdowns in that span. His time in Dallas will certainly be remembered as bittersweet, as Romo enjoyed great regular season success but was never able to get the Cowboys deep into the postseason.

Still, Dallas fans know what Romo brought to the table each and every week, and they were quick to take to Twitter to tweet their thanks to #9.

My all-time favorite Dallas Cowboy @tonyromo about to be released. Thanks for the 13 years Tony. #DallasCowboys — Jason Monohon (@jmonohon) March 8, 2017

@tonyromo love you bro thank you for all the great years. Sad Dallas couldn't win it with u. #9 — Youssef Faraj (@Jo_Faraj9) March 8, 2017

Any team would be lucky to have Tony Romo. thank you ! — johnny Bravo (@bankedJbravo) March 8, 2017

Goodbye @tonyromo, thank you for being the duct tape for a terrible team for so many years. Best of luck. — ♠Brandon🎲 (@LordKraken1562) March 8, 2017

It's been fun @tonyromo Good Luck — Dirvaun Sims (@dpzworld) March 8, 2017

Damn it's been real Tony romo 😕😩💔 — ècnoypirP💧💧 (@PirdedisfwaN) March 8, 2017

Say what you want about Tony Romo, but he was a no-doubt top QB who was one of the best 4th Q QBs during his time. Gonna miss #9 — Kristaps Molicki (@chrismolicki) March 8, 2017

Hard to believe the Romo era is over. Thanks for everything you've done @tonyromo . The real fans know what you put in and sacrificed. — Rob DiBiase (@notserioushere) March 8, 2017