Last night’s injury to Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, which caused him to grab his back like Fred Sanford clutching his chest in anticipation of “the big one,” ended up being a false alarm.
But with each hit on a 36-year-old body that has endured a pair of back surgeries, a thrice-broken clavicle, and a procedure aimed at keeping the number of fractures from increasing to four, Romo runs the risk of sustaining an injury that knocks him out for weeks, months, the season, or more.
The good news for the Cowboys, so far, is Dak Prescott. The rookie has looked the part during the preseason, which gives the team confidence that it can win some (or at least one) game if Romo can’t play.
And that leads to the real question, as posed by the headline of this blurb. How many games will Romo play this year? I’ve put the over/under at 12.5. Rob “Stats” Guerrera predicted 10 on PFT Live. Cast a vote below, and then elaborate, if you care to, in the comments.
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