NFL free agency swings its doors open on March 9 and Barry Church will be right in the thick of it all.

Even with that in mind, the Dallas Cowboys' safety wasn't much focused on his own future in football as much as he was keyed in on that of quarterback Tony Romo. The two having played together the last seven years in Dallas, Church nows the four-time pro bowler well.

Even though the 2016 season saw him lose his starting QB spot to injury, Church knows what Romo looks like when he's healthy. And he had a potent message for any team in need of a franchise QB.

"Go get [him]," Church said to 105.3FM The Fan on Monday, via The Dallas Morning News. "He's a heck of a competitor, the ultimate team leader. He can only help any team out there. Other than what, New England, he can pretty much help every team.

"If they asked me, I'd say yeah, go get him."

Powerful words, indeed, from the seven-year veteran.

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And he wasn't done, either.

"He looked great back there," Church said, referring to playing against Romo in first team practice last season. "He was dropping some dimes, some serious dimes against the No. 1 defense. We went against him on 7-on-7 drills."

While taking over the practice field is one thing, doing it in a game is quite another. So when Romo finally took the field in Week 17 and walked the Philadelphia Eagles down on a six-play, 81-yard drive that ended in a touchdown while draining only 2:49 off the clock, it was every bit of his "John Wick" moment.

Yea, I'm thinking he's back.

"He looked like 2014 Romo when he was out there slinging it," Church said. "He looked good to me, like he had a lot left in him."

It was a season no one saw coming, owned by a rookie QB picked in the fourth round who stepped up in short order to become the new face of the franchise. Church confesses his belief started very early on, however, when Dak Prescott took the field in training camp.

"I was like 'man, this guy might be pretty good,'" Church remembered. "Then he showed in the preseason that he was legit. And then the regular season, he just took off.

"He had a heck of a season."

After lauding Romo and Prescott for much of the interview, Church did finally set his eyes onto his own career -- stating he'd love to stay right where he is if it's plausible.

"I've been here seven years, the defense we have now I feel like is right up my alley and we're starting to flow as a defense," Church said. "I would love to stay here. This is my home basically.

"But we'll see what happens in the offseason."