{"id":199,"date":"2016-08-28T08:10:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T12:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=199"},"modified":"2016-08-28T15:20:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-28T19:20:13","slug":"tony-romo-injures-back-least-six-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2016\/08\/28\/tony-romo-injures-back-least-six-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Romo Injures Back, Out at Least Six Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RomoTo00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tony Romo<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s future this season is already in jeopardy after the veteran quarterback suffered a broken vertebra in his back during Thursday\u2019s preseason matchup against the <strong>Seattle Seahawks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Tony Romo Injures Back, Out at Least Six Weeks<\/h2>\n<p>Romo suffered the injury when he\u00a0attempted to scramble on the third play from scrimmage. Seattle defensive end <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AvriCl99.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cliff Avril<\/strong><\/a> dragged him down hard from behind, and Romo stayed down, grabbing his back before eventually walking off the field. The injury came amid rookie running back <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/E\/ElliEz00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ezekiel Elliott<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s debut. Elliott, the fourth overall pick in the 2016 Draft, hoped\u00a0to alleviate some of the pressure on Romo to carry the offense. Now the <strong>Dallas Cowboys<\/strong>\u00a0will rely upon rookie preseason hero <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PresDa01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dak Prescott<\/strong><\/a> to lead the team at the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Pro Bowl talent across the offensive line, Tony Romo has a history of collarbone and back injuries. He has not played a full season since 2012, but is one of the league\u2019s most effective quarterbacks when healthy. <strong>NFL <\/strong>Media\u2019s<strong>Adam Schefter<\/strong> reports that Romo is expected to miss 6-10 weeks with the broken bone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/2016\/08\/27\/tony-romo-injures-back\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ARLINGTON, TX &#8211; NOVEMBER 26: Tony Romo #9 of the Dallas Cowboys is looked after by team officials after being sacked by the Carolina Panthers in the third quarter at AT&amp;T Stadium on November 26, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. Romo left the field following the play. (Photo by Tom Pennington\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Romo\u2019s future this season is already in jeopardy after the veteran quarterback suffered a broken vertebra in his back during Thursday\u2019s preseason matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. Tony Romo Injures Back, Out at Least Six Weeks Romo suffered the injury when he\u00a0attempted to scramble on the third play from scrimmage. 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