Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo suffered two fractured transverse processes in his back, according to Todd Archer of ESPN. Romo's injury occurred after taking his fourth sack against Washington on Monday Night Football, and it forced him to leave the game after a long time down on the field.
Tony Romo has 2 small fractures in back, per report
The Dallas quarterback has two fractured transverse processes, which isn’t a season-ending condition. He’s questionable for Week 9.
He eventually returned for the final two minutes and the overtime period, but he's now missed practice all week with the back injury, and is officially listed as questionable on the injury report. The questionable designation is supposed to denote a 50 percent chance of playing, which sounds about right for Romo, who is still described as a game-time decision against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
Romo took X-rays and had a pain-killing injection before going back into that game against Washington.
The transverse process is a small bone that sticks out on either side of the vertebrae, according to the report from Archer. Such an injury sounds serious, but it’s not necessarily a season-ending injury, or even one that should keep him out of multiple games. As the report notes, Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty had a similar injury this season and missed only one game.
If Romo is unable to go for Sunday's game, Brandon Weeden would get the start against Arizona. He's been practicing as the starter all week and played well for the brief time he was in against Washington.
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