Candice Crawford

Tony Romo Engaged to Candice Crawford

The Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been in and out of gossip headlines for the past few years now for his relationships with noteworthy women. Now the headlines can focus on just one woman.

The currently injured star quarterback decided to pop the big question to girlfriend Candice Crawford on Thursday night. The quarterback proposed to Crawford at five 60 in Dallas, according to KDAF television in Dallas (you can check the rock out there), for whom Crawford works as a reporter. 

Crawford is also a former beauty queen, having won the Miss Missouri United States of America crown in 2008 and competed in the Miss USA pageant. The couple's engagement was reported by TMZ, as well.

The 2 were celebrating Crawford's 24th birthday when she said yes.

The quarterback previously made tabloid headlines when dating old flame, singer and actress Jessica Simpson.

Romo has been sidelined with an injured left clavicle since Week seven of the season. He has been rehabilitating well, but there is still no timetable for a return this year. With the Cowboys out of the playoff hunt with a 4-9 record, it looks like Romo will have some extra time to spend with Crawford over the next few months.

Jason Garrett

Garrett takes Cowboys reins from fired Phillips

Jerry Jones fired Dallas head coach Wade Phillips on the Monday and promoted offensive coordinator Jason Garrett to take over the Cowboys (1-7) on an interim basis. Defensive line coach Paul Pasqualoni replaced Phillips as defensive coordinator.

Jones, the Cowboys' owner-general manager, decided enough was enough following a 45-7 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday nighttime. It was the Cowboys' 5th straight loss and they've allowed at least 35 points in 3 straight games, which had not happened since Dallas went 0-11-1 in its inaugural season, 1960.
"I recognized that after the game we just weren't playing winning football and our best chance was to the make a change," Jones said.

This is the first time Dallas has made an in-season coaching change. Garrett, 44, becomes the first former Dallas player to take the job.

"There'll be some changes that I think will be tangible that people in our organization will notice right from the start," Garrett said. "I just think the personality of the leader will come through a little bit."

Hits: The NFL fined Green Bay safety Nick Collins $50,000 for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Dallas receiver Roy Williams. ... The league will not hand out any discipline for the hit that gave Indianapolis receiver Austin Collie a concussion in Philadelphia. The NFL said because the helmet-to-helmet contact was a result of Collie being driven toward Kurt Coleman by Quintin Mikell's legal hit, there will be no fine.

Done: Giants center Adam Koets has torn knee ligaments and will miss the rest of the season. ... Panthers quarterback Matt Moore has a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder and needs season-ending surgery.