Tony Romo’s pseudo-retirement from the NFL means the league is losing one of its most veteran quarterbacks. The 36-year-old went undrafted in the 2003 season, landed with the Cowboys, and earned his starting spot in 2006.

So it’s been a hot minute since we were without the dimpled Cowboys star suited up on the Dallas sidelines – and if the timeline doesn’t properly convey just how much time has passed, this time lapse GIF (created by the people at Health2Blog) of how Romo has aged since his rookie season probably will.

As tends to happen with rich celebrities, particularly males, time has actually done him some good. He notably achieved several different skin tones throughout his career, starting at “jaundiced” and landing at “three tropical vacations a year.” Great trajectory on that front.

However, it’s also worth mentioning that Romo has never not had a terrible haircut. With all of that money, he can’t find one barber in all of America that knows how to tame those weird bangs?

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Romo’s is just one in a series of GIFs that illustrate just how much some of the NFL’s best QBs have aged since their long ago rookie seasons, and some of them are downright mind-blowing.

Here are nine more:

Aaron Rodgers

It’s been twelve years since Rodgers rookie season. The years haven’t been as kind to the future Hall of Famer as they’ve been to others, but I will say this – Romo should find out the name of his barber, because that is a major upgrade in the hairdo department.

Philip Rivers

Rivers is another guy who seem to have discovered sunlight far later in life than I feel comfortable with.

Carson Palmer

Fun fact: Carson Palmer has been 37 years old since he was a sophomore in college.

Eli Manning

In four more years his face will be 90% forehead.

Jay Cutler

::spits out coffee::

Say what you want about Cutler but he belongs in the Metamorphosis Hall of Fame, right between caterpillars and tadpoles.

Drew Brees

Brees was adorable, is adorable and will always be adorable. He’s one of the very few constants we can count on as Americans.

Tom Brady

Black magic. That’s straight up witchcraft.

Ben Roethlisberger

Remember what I said about Drew Brees? Big Ben is the exact opposite of that.

Alex Smith

1. Smith looks like an alternate reality version of Aaron Rodgers.

2. He most definitely used to pluck his eyebrows.

That’s all I’ve got.