Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo will need a full eight weeks to recover from his collarbone injury.
Tony Romo, quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, has been out since the team’s Week Two win over the Philadelphia Eagles with a collarbone injury. His season was going great, and he looked to be in a rare elite form for the first two games, until that Week Two injury. In the first two games, he threw three touchdown passes and completed 73.3% of his pass attempts in that small sample size.
Despite initial optimistic reports that had him returning a week early (in time to face the Eagles yet again), it looks like he’s going to need to take the full amount of time initially expected to get completely healed. Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones is known for being a bit ambitious when talking about his players and their injury recoveries, which could be one of the reasons he was expected to be ahead of schedule.
I’m told Tony Romo won't practice this week. He feels good and is excited about coming back, but likely needs "the full eight weeks".
— Rand Getlin (@RandGetlin) November 2, 2015
Without a doubt, the Cowboys have missed Romo, going 0-5 since he left, and losing by an average of 9.8 points. They fell to the Seattle Seahawks at home this past Sunday 13-12. Still, the Cowboys are in the running, sitting just one loss behind the division leading New York Giants.
If Romo comes back right on time, his first game back will be a face off against Jameis Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who looked great in a win against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
Once Romo is back, he will have a fairly tough schedule, having to face the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, and Washington Redskins twice.