Maybe, possibly this will once and for all put an end to the ridiculous notion that Tony Romo is the best option for the Cowboys’ still-vacant (though already decided) offensive coordinator position. He doesn’t want it.

He doesn’t want any coaching position for the foreseeable future, if in fact he ever wants one. Romo spoke during a recent CBS Sports conference call about his desire to stay exactly where he is, wowing a nation full of adoring viewers and not being second-guessed to death on every decision he makes by a single fan base.

“I never say never to anything. I’ve said this many times, I’m really happy where I’m at. I love where my life is,” Romo said. “I’m sure, at some point, 25 years from now, you’ll want to something competitive in that regard. But I like where I’m at. I don’t think about that right now at all.”

Did Romo receive any job offers following the AFC Championship? “Yeah, just from CBS. They said I could work the Super Bowl,” he joked.

That should satisfy Cowboys fans for the next, oh, 12 minutes before they start saying he’s just saying what his current employer wants to hear.

Some Cowboys fans think… A) OC is more exclusive than the top NFL color analyst gig…

B) Adored by millions AND hated by millions is more rewarding than being adored by everyone

C) Being away from ya fam for 6.5 days a week is better than 3 days I get why they clown us. — KD Drummond (@KDDrummondNFL) January 22, 2019

Romo is set to enter the final year of his three-year deal with CBS, which reportedly pays him around $4 million a season. The network may look to make him the highest-paid broadcaster ever, higher than the $6.5 million ESPN was paying Jon Gruden or the mammoth $8 million a year FOX was paying John Madden back in the day.

In other words, if he really wanted to make a power move, this would have been the perfect opportunity to proclaim an interest in coaching, forcing CBS to up the ante a bit. It would have been a savvy business move, but he declined. Hopefully fans realize that and believe him, so people who cover the team can stop answering a billion tweets about the prospect.

When Romo moved to broadcasting, he still had the option of a playing career. The amount of money he could have made playing certainly factored into him jumping into the market with no experience at such a high level. Supply and demand also factored in, as multiple networks looked to bring him aboard. His leaving TV for the long hours of coaching, along with the decrease in pay and increase in the frequency of being second-guessed make this a no-brainer.

A true competitor, it certainly stands to reason one day his competitive juices will get going again (and more likely as a golfer, not a coach), but right now has always seemed a silly proposition. At least now Romo’s words can help fans get through their stages of grief a little quicker.