Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told 105.3 The Fan in Dallas that the CT scan on Friday showed the fracture, but Romo will not need surgery.
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When Tony Romo broke his clavicle the first time, it really set the Cowboys back and they would have to scratch and claw their way if they wanted to make noise this season.
“Feel like in some ways I just couldn’t quite get myself into the same mental framework”, Romo said after the Cowboys lost 33-14 and fell to 3-8 in the division. The job again falls to Cassel with Kellen Moore serving as his backup. Regardless, they only won one game with Romo, so they’re still in decent draft position.
A huge loss to the Carolina Panthers and a crushing injury to their star quarterback, Tony Romo, really put the 2015 Dallas Cowboys season in perspective, it is a lost cause.
Romo, 35, is signed through the next four seasons.
“He does have a hairline of a fracture there at the same location and he is out for the year”, Jones said.
The Cowboys will now look to Cassel, but he has a hard task, as the Cowboys are in last place in the NFC East. Dallas acquired Cassel through a trade earlier this season, but he has yet to get a win as the Cowboys’ starting quarterback. Surgery is not required, but for the third time in the last six years Romo is unable to finish the season because of injury. “You shouldn’t ever quit trying to do something that is extraordinary”.
I understand why Jones and the Cowboys did it, but the potential cost for a very (slim) chance at making a run (through a pretty touch schedule) outweighs the benefits of getting back to the playoffs. Two of those interceptions were returned for touchdowns by the Panthers and the other resulted in a field goal. “It’s just a disappointing day”. “Whether you like it not, when you don’t play for eight weeks it’s tough to come back and be the guy you want to be”. “I have confidence in myself and confidence in this team”.
INDIANAPOLIS – Colts Coach Chuck Pagano made it official Friday: Andrew Luck and left tackle Anthony Castonzo will miss Sunday’s game.
“If Tony’s ready to play, he’s going to play”, Garrett said.
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Jerry Jones was asked Friday about the risk of bringing Romo back too soon from the previous collarbone fracture.
