dallas cowboys – when tony romo was signed by the dallas cowboys, he was their backup quarterback, and as the backup quarterback, part of his job was to be the team's holder. romo was replaced by the punter in 2010, but due to many mishandled snaps, which resulted in missed field goals, romo returned as the team's official holder. the cowboys hired a more experienced holder, brian moorman, in 2012; moorman left the team at the end of the season. throughout the 1990s, starting tight end jay novacek was the usual holder on kicks.