All eyes will be on the Dallas Cowboys this week to see if Tony Romo will be healthy enough to play in a high-profile NFC matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. Romo had to leave the Week 8 game against Washington for a quarter after taking a knee to his back and is reportedly day-to-day, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Jerry Jones says Tony Romo’s injury is a matter of pain tolerance
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says Romo’s status for Sunday comes down to pain tolerance.
Wesley Hitt
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones believes Romo could be ready to go Sunday -- if he can handle the pain. Appearing on 105.3 The Fan, Jones revealed that Romo’s injury is not severe enough to damage his surgically repaired back and that there’s “nothing medically that would prevent him from playing.”
Still, Jones wasn’t ready to declare Romo fit for Week 9 just yet:
“This is a function of pain tolerance, but it’s a serious issue that you could look at people who have had a similar type contusion, or injury, and they haven’t played the next week. That would cause you some concern about him playing.”
In the offseason, Romo underwent surgery on a herniated disc. During the Monday Night Football game against Washington, Romo suffered a back contusion, unrelated to his earlier injury. Romo was able to return for Dallas’ final two offensive possessions, but he was clearly limited by his injury. The Cowboys failed to score at the end of regulation or in overtime and lost, 20-17.
If Romo is unable to play against the Cardinals, the Cowboys will have to turn to backup Brandon Weeden, who led Dallas on two scoring drives Monday night.
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