Noooooooooo! Not My Precious Romo!!!
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is expected to be sidelined for a month with a broken pinkie finger on his throwing hand.
Romo was hurt on the first play of overtime in Sunday’s 30-24 setback at Arizona, as he was stripped of the football by Chike Okeafor during a scramble. He stayed on the field for what turned out to be the final two offensive plays of the game — both incomplete passes — as the Cowboys lost on a blocked punt returned for a touchdown.
Brad Johnson is expected to take over as the starter for next week’s game against St. Louis. The 40-year-old veteran, who last started an NFL game on December 17, 2006 with Minnesota, will also likely play the following two games against Tampa Bay and the New York Giants before the club’s bye on November 9. Romo could possibly return for the November 16 contest at Washington.
Dallas’ third quarterback is currently Brooks Bollinger.
“We still have two healthy quarterbacks,” said Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips on Monday. “We have to get Brad ready.”
The Cowboys have lost two of their last three games and own a record of 4-2, tied for second in the NFC East with the Washington Redskins.
“We’re having some adversity right now,” Phillips stated. “Everybody’s got to step up and do a little better. I think our team will react the right way.”
Romo completed 24-of-39 passes for 321 yards with three touchdowns in Sunday’s game. He was sacked three times and left the stadium after the contest with his right hand heavily iced and wrapped.
In six games this season, Romo has completed 63.7 percent of his passes for 1,689 yards with 14 touchdowns and five interceptions. He has a quarterback rating of 103.0 — second-best in the NFC.
Nooo! How Could This Happen!!! I blame this all on Candy! She cursed him!! lol.. Oh Well, the Cowboys will still continue to Rock as always! But Hurry up & Heal Romo! I bet after he comes back the whole team is just gonna explode and dominate!!!!
