It’s a fake! Cowboys QB Tony Romo does video spoof of hard-to-believe, can’t-find-’em goods

Cowboys QB Romo does endorsement video spoof

DALLAS — Tony Romo would love to be a Super Bowl-winning quarterback like Peyton Manning. Romo might be after some of Manning’s thespian accomplishments, too.

The Dallas Cowboys quarterback is starring in an online video spoof, endorsing a few tongue-in-cheek items. It smacks of Manning being the tongue-in-cheek pitchman for many products, which earned him a guest-host gig on “Saturday Night Live.”

In Romo’s video, he says you might not have realized he endorses some “50,000″ products — including gasoline that tastes like chocolate and vice versa. The only real product he pitches is athletic apparel maker Starter, the video’s sponsor.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

DALLAS (AP) — Meet Tony Romo, jokester.

The Dallas Cowboys quarterback is starring in an online video spoof, endorsing a few toungue-in-cheek items.

The video, provided Thursday to The Associated Press by funnyordie.com, opens with Romo alone on a football field, in a shirt and a cap with the logo of one of his real sponsors, Starter. He says you might not have realized he endorses some “50,000″ products — including gasoline that tastes like chocolate and vice versa.

The 29-year-old Romo also pokes fun at the tabloids that have covered his love life, including his relationship with singer Jessica Simpson.

Funnyordie.com spokeswoman Carolyn Prousky says the video was shot last month and that Romo received no fee. Starter spokeswoman Maria Dolgetta says the sportswear maker sponsored the video.

On the Net:

www.funnyordie.com