After the Cowboys went 11-5 in 2009, Romo fractured his left collarbone in 2010. Romo suffered the injury in the third quarter of Sunday’s win against the Philadelphia Eagles after being sacked by linebacker Jordan Hicks. Continued success will keep the Dallas Cowboys rumors from turning negative, but there is a lot of pressure on Brandon Weeden to perform now. After being examined by the medical staff of the Cowboys, he walked to the locker room. “We never would’ve thought after two ballgames we’d have no Tony Romo, no Dez Bryant, even no [Randy] Gregory, the way he was playing”. The winless start with a game against the New York Jets on deck will only crank up the criticism.
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When Romo went down, the injury looked bad.
Kelly said the lack of a running game has affected the passing of quarterback Sam Bradford.
Dallas Cowboys’ Tony Romo passes during the second half of an National Football League…
But that’s the nature of the football business, and in particular, the quarterback position of the Dallas Cowboys.
“I don’t know how the players feel, but I was embarrassed”, Kelly said on Monday.
Romo has sustained this same injury before, during the 2010 season, and missed the final 10 games. “We decided against it because we weren’t in playoff contention”. He also added that the team has to find a way to get the job done.
Tebow showed significant improvement as a passer this preseason and might make a viable option.
Romo’s most optimistic time frame for his return is during a two-game Florida swing Nov. 15 (Tampa Bay) and Nov. 22 (Miami). Given the eight-week timetable, a return sometime around Dallas’ Thanksgiving game against the Carolina Panthers is a reasonable goal. And he will miss a visit from Super Bowl champion New England on October. 11.
What may give the Cowboys hope is how well the defense has played early on this season, and Sunday was no exception, with Sean Lee specifically standing out. And the one time he did start for the Cowboys, he and the team took a 28-17 drubbing from the Arizona Cardinals. And the team signed running back Gus Johnson back to the practice squad after waiving him last week. I think that even though we didn’t get a ton of reps during the live games.
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A person with knowledge of the deal says the Cowboys have acquired quarterback Matt Cassel from Buffalo with Tony Romo sidelined at least seven games because of a broken left collarbone.
