Romo suffers broken bone in his back, out 6-8 weeks

[Messiah]

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Disaster has struck in Dallas.

Cowboys coach Jason Garrett announced Saturday that starting quarterback Tony Romo underwent an MRI on Friday that revealed a broken bone in his back, per David Helman of the team's official website.

Garrett labeled Romo "day-to-day" and refused to give a timetable for his return, but NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport was told by a source that the quarterback's "best-case scenario" is returning by "mid-season," noting that Romo "broke a different bone than last time" when he suffered a fracture in 2014. Rapoport also reported that Romo specifically is dealing with a compression fracture of his vertebrae.

Who would have thought that out of all the rookie QBs, the only one (probably) starting Week 1 would be Dak Prescott?

I feel so bad for Romo, but he needs to retire. His body just can't handle the punishment. One of my favorite players of all-time and I'll never understand why so many people hated him (other than the fact he plays for the Cowboys), one of the most genuinely good people the NFL has.

[The Legend]

Price for Josh McCown just went up. Nothing short of a second rounder now!

[Everlong]

Jesus christ.

The Cowboys have now been eliminated from playoff contention.

Feel absolutely awful for Romo. Dude has put it on the line for his team for so many years despite the unwarranted hate he's gotten for most of his career. His body is just giving out on him and it's sad. I don't think there's ever been a quarterback of his caliber who's been less appreciated. Only one I can think of in recent memory is McNabb in Philly during his prime.

[DBSoT]

I do feel for Romo. I was really hoping to see him compete this season. Why he was even playing in the preseason is beyond me. Dallas now has a rookie QB and RB starting for the first 5 weeks of the season. Yikes!