“Again it’s not related to the other back issues that he’s had (and is) very specific to the hit he took the other night at the game”, Garrett said in a conference call to announce the injury on Saturday.
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It looks as if the Giants will usher in the Dak Prescott era with the Cowboys, as yet another injury to Tony Romo has Prescott, an unheralded rookie from Mississippi State, very much in line to start the September 11 regular-season opener at AT&T Stadium.
Rookie Dak Prescott will most likely start in the season opener September 11.
Multiple reports have speculated that Romo, who was injured in Thursday’s preseason game at Seattle, will not return before midseason. He didn’t play anymore, and said afterward that he was OK.
For now, the Cowboys are taking it slow with their franchise quarter back. Nor would he say whether Prescott would start in the preseason finale. Even if Romo can be ready on game days, the mobility that has characterized his game for over a decade could be absent for the duration of the season.
And that means the Cowboys may have a hard decision to make when Romo recovers later this season. That means the Giants will christen the National Football League career of Prescott, who has been nothing short of a summer sensation for the Cowboys.
The Giants will host the Cowboys in Week 14, so Romo should be back by then.
There now are not very many veteran quarterbacks available, but with the first round of cuts come Tuesday when teams need to go from 90 players to 75, some could become available. “Now he’s the starting quarterback”, Butler said Sunday.
Prescott, who also has two rushing touchdowns, led a scoring drive in his first full possession against the Seahawks after Romo’s injury. If Tony Romo wants best for the Cowboys I believe he will retire sooner than later.
Garrett said Romo’s injury won’t end his season.
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Will Tony Romo be able to appear in the Cowboys first game of the season? Also, he is in a rare class as he has played for 13 years, while the average NFL QB’s career lasts for roughly 3.3 years. For the last 10 seasons the Cowboys are 78-49 with Romo as the starter and 10-23 when Romo is not playing. This will mark the fourth straight season that Romo has missed at least one game.
