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Tony Romo has minor back surgery
Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 10:10am

Cowboys QB Tony Romo will be held out of organized team activities the next three weeks as he recovers from a minor procedure to remove a cyst from his back, but the quarterback is optimistic he will be cleared to take part in the Cowboys mini-camp next month.

There is absolutely no question about his health for the start of training camp in July.

RG3 confirms his recovery is ahead of schedule
Saturday, April 20, 2013, 8:57pm

“You always want people holding you back,” Redskins QB Robert Griffin III told host Larry Michael on Wednesday’s program, referring to the team’s medical staff needing to limit how hard he pushes himself during rehab sessions. “You don’t ever want to have people pushing you forward.”

Although Griffin did not specifically address where he is in the rehabilitation process, he confirmed recent reports from surgeon James Andrews and Coach Mike Shanahan that his recovery is progressing well and that he’s well ahead of schedule.

“That’s what they’re doing right now; they’re holding me back from doing certain things because I feel like I’m ready, my body might feel like it’s ready, but according to the timetable, I’m not ready,” he said.

Griffin had the ACL, LCL and meniscus in his right knee repaired by Andrews on Jan. 9.

Dallas signs Tony Romo to a six-year extension
Friday, March 29, 2013, 4:34pm

The Dallas Cowboys are taking care of quarterback Tony Romo.

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Friday that the Cowboys and Romo have agreed to a six-year, $108 million contract extension with $55 million in guarantees, according to a source involved in the process. The deal makes Romo the highest-paid player in franchise history.

The Cowboys had been talking with Romo's camp off and on after hoping to ink the 32-year-old passer to an extension last summer.

Thursday, January 24, 2013, 12:27pm

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones seemed excited Tuesday when he discussed still having QB Tony Romo as the team’s starter.

“Tony is so much on the page with us,” Jones said on the NFL Network. “He’s naturally a glass half-full guy, so he’s fired up about what we can do. I’ll tell you this, I really would hate to be sitting here talking about getting better, and starting fresh at quarterback and not having Romo. He’s a big part of what we got to go with. He gets criticized and I always say, ‘Good, now tell me who you want me to have there at quarterback? Go pick that guy for me for the next game. Go get a better one right now.’ Do they just come out here and you can just take one home with you?”

Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 11:58am

The Cowboys’ desire to sign quarterback Tony Romo to a long-term contract extension this off-season hasn’t changed despite his three interceptions Sunday night in a do-or-die loss at Washington.

Cowboys coach Jason Garrett wouldn’t specifically address Romo’s contract status Monday, but he did fully support his quarterback.

Romo is under contract in 2013. The Cowboys tried to sign him to a long-term contract extension during the season, but Romo asked to table the talks until after the season to concentrate on football.

Monday, December 31, 2012, 1:14pm

Cowboys QB Tony Romo said he suffered a cracked rib on his left side, an injury sustained when he was hit by Redskins cornerback Josh Wilson late in the second quarter.

Receiver Dez Bryant suffered severe lower back spasms that forced him to leave the game in the fourth quarter. Bryant, who was not available to the media after the game, had to be helped into the showers and left the stadium in a wheelchair.

Receiver Miles Austin suffered a high ankle sprain in the second quarter. He attempted to play after halftime but left the game during the opening series of the third quarter.

Injury Report for WNF: Cowboys @ Giants
Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 5:28pm

Dallas Cowboys

OUT
S Matt Johnson (hamstring), DT Jay Ratliff (ankle)

DOUBTFUL
S Danny McCray (neck), TE Jason Witten (abdomen)

QUESTIONABLE
WR Andre Holmes (knee), CB Mike Jenkins (shoulder), LB Kyle Wilber (thumb)

PROBABLE
WR Miles Austin (hamstring), WR Dez Bryant (knee), LB Dan Connor (hip), C Phil Costa (back), RB DeMarco Murray (wrist), RB Phillip Tanner (hand), LB DeMarcus Ware (hamstring)
Practice Report

New York Giants

OUT
CB Prince Amukamara (ankle), DT Marvin Austin (back), T James Brewer (back)

QUESTIONABLE
T Will Beatty (back), LB Michael Boley (hamstring), CB Jayron Hosley (toe), LB Mathias Kiwanuka (groin), WR Hakeem Nicks (foot), RB Da'Rel Scott (knee), LB Adrian Tracy (hamstring)

PROBABLE
RB Ahmad Bradshaw (hand)

Jason Witten doubtful to play in Week 1
Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 1:41pm

Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is now doubtful to play with the lacerated spleen injury. Witten visited the doctor Tuesday morning for a scheduled checkup. He is still expected to make the trip to New York.

Monday, August 20, 2012, 3:27pm

Dallas wide receiver Dez Bryant will undergo an MRI after suffering a knee injury during practice Monday, according to the team’s web site.

With No. 1 wideout Miles Austin sidelined for the rest of the preseason with a hamstring injury that’s already kept him out of most of camp and the first two exhibition games, the Cowboys can ill afford to lose Bryant.

Austin is expected to be ready for the Sept. 5 season opener at the New York Giants, but his long layoff could lead to timing issues with quarterback Tony Romo.

Thursday, August 9, 2012, 10:43am

Miles Austin will leave it to everyone else to worry about his hamstrings. For now, the Cowboys wide receiver knows he can’t get caught up in his own injury background.

Austin missed much of training camp last year due to hamstring strains and was out for all or part of eight regular season games, never quite running with his usual burst. He has been out since last week with another hamstring injury and is unlikely to play in Monday’s preseason opener.

While the seemingly repetitive nature of the injuries is a red flag, Austin promises that he isn’t stressing about the latest injury, which has been classified only as tightness.

Monday, July 16, 2012, 7:07pm

Josh Ellis broke down the Cowboys quarterback situation:

Tony Romo: Another career season for Romo only yielded eight wins for the Cowboys in 2011. It's not at all out of the question for him to put up even better numbers in 2012, but can the team capitalize?

Kyle Orton: An ideal backup, he'll give the Cowboys a chance to win each week if Romo is out for an extended period.

Stephen McGee: There doesn't appear to be much of an upside to keeping McGee, who is entering the final year of his rookie deal. Could he net a draft pick via trade?

Rudy Carpenter: If McGee is jettisoned, the club will want keep a third QB on the practice squad. Though he's been a pro for three years already, Carpenter is still eligible.

Monday, June 18, 2012, 11:41am

Should Cowboys QB Tony Romo's power of prediction turn out correct on WR Dez Bryant, his own job will be a whole lot easier in 2012. Entering his third NFL season, Bryant has pleased the Cowboys front office and coaching staff with his improved conditioning and production during organized team activities and mini-camp. Romo was recently asked for his personal assessment of the 23-year-old wide receiver and responded by saying he can see that Bryant is consistently getting better. "He just keeps improving and improving. He's a kid that I enjoy playing with because he wants to get better," Romo said. ... "The guys that really want to be great and have that ability to be great, you can't have enough of those guys," Romo added. "And we got a few of them."

Sunday, April 8, 2012, 5:24pm

The Chiefs have Cassel, Brady Quinn and Ricky Stanzi at quarterback, making it one of the thinnest positions on their roster. Cassel missed the last half of last season because of a broken hand and is still trying to establish himself as a dependable NFL starter. Quinn is a former first-round pick, but the Broncos thought so little of him that he didn’t play in a game in his two seasons in Denver. Stanzi was a fifth-round draft pick last year and didn’t play as a rookie.

Because their roster is so complete, the Chiefs believe they have built a team that can reasonably compete for the AFC West championship for the foreseeable future. If that vision comes true, they won’t be in position again to draft a franchise-type quarterback for years.

All of that makes for a perfect storm when it comes to drafting a quarterback, and the Chiefs appear to be at least examining the possibility. They met with Tannehill at the combine and he said he had a private workout for them last week.

“He has everything you look for,” ESPN analyst Todd McShay said recently. “He belongs in the top 10 and has a chance to be an elite quarterback in the NFL.

The Chiefs haven’t seemed sold on Cassel during the offseason. At the least, they’re giving off mixed signals.

“That consistency … I think that’s the biggest thing with Matt,” Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said. “I think he’s excited about this year, about having Brian Daboll as our offensive coordinator, because he knows Brian and he knows the system Brian brings, and I’ve talked to Matt several times in the offseason and … he’s ready to go to work. He can’t wait for April 16th (start of the Chiefs’ offseason program) to get here so he can start getting into the playbook.

“If he can develop that consistency like we had part of the time in 2010, where we weren’t turning the ball over — we were moving the ball offensively and we were scoring some points — if we can get back to that, that’s what I’m looking for from him.”

The Chiefs started the offseason by saying they intended to find competition for Cassel, then watched as their best possibility for that, Kyle Orton, left as a free-agent for Dallas, where he will back up Tony Romo.

They settled instead for Quinn, but there’s still room for another quarterback, particularly one with Tannehill’s potential.

Jaguars sign Laurent Robinson to five-year deal
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 6:41pm

The Jaguars reached agreement with former Dallas free-agent wide receiver Laurent Robinson on a five-year, $32.5 million deal.

Kyle Orton signs three-year deal with Cowboys
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 1:23pm

Kyle Orton reached a three-year agreement with the Dallas Cowboys.