Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Romo is expected to miss 6-10 weeks with a broken bone in his back.
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is being fit for a back brace and rookie fourth-round pick Dak Prescott is preparing not only preparing to start opening day but for at least the first six weeks of the season.
Cowboys rookie quarterback Dak Prescott has been nothing short of sensational this preseason, and likely will need to ride his hot streak into the regular season against the New York Giants on September 11. The Cowboy’s quarterback was twitching on the field after a blow from Seattle’s Cliff Avril during the third play into Thursday’s preseason game and it didn’t look good.
Romo’s injury is not to the same bone he broke in his back during the 2014 season, which he played through. “The way I go about studying the game, studying my opponent, and studying just overall how to make myself better”. “There’s no time frame (of) when he’s going to return”. Instead of finding a backup for Tony Romo, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones elected to go with Ezekiel Elliott, as reported by CBS Sports.
Without Romo, the Cowboys could start Dak Prescott, who has done well in the preseason.
But what are the Cowboys’ options going forward with Romo’s roster spot? Dallas was also 9/1 to win the NFC Conference Championship in 2016, but the team’s odds have dropped to 15/1 following the news on Romo.
The last thing that the Dallas Cowboys wanted to see was another injury to Tony Romo. His quarterback rating of 137.8 in three games is the highest in the NFL.
2015 National Football League season was frustrating one for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has he suffered injury after injury, but this offseason things were supposed to be different. However, the veteran QB’s injury is starting to pile up and he might never be the same player again for the Cowboys after the latest injury.
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“I could tell from the way he was laying he was hurt”, Bryant said. Of course, it’s on a much larger scale and the athleticism of his opponents is unlike any he’s seen, but Prescott doesn’t seem fazed. He’s yet to throw and interception and also has two scores on the ground.
