Jerry Jones: Tony Romo could return to play against Steelers
The owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, announced today that quarterback Tony Romo will increase his workload this week and left open the possibility of his return to the gridiron for the NFL Week 10 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
During a press conference held today at the team's facilities in this Texan city, Jones indicated that Romo has improved and will increase the pace of his training this week, although he is not aware of the details of his work. "I don't know, but he will do more," he stated.
The owner informed that the passer, who has been injured since the first week of action due to a compression fracture in his back, is very advanced in his recovery.
"Romo has advanced one week, he is stronger. He truly is faster, all the things you would expect after another week of rehab, and it was a good week for him in terms of his strength and physical condition," detailed the executive.
However, regarding the possibility of the 14-season veteran returning to action in the Week 10 duel against the Steelers, Jones assured that "unlike last week, today I'm not going to speculate."
Last week, despite the fact that the alumnus of Eastern Illinois University had already returned to training, Jones immediately ruled him out of the Week 9 game against the Cleveland Browns, which rookie Dak Prescott led them to win with a resounding 35-10 victory.
In light of Prescott's great performance, who has the team on a seven-game winning streak and a record of 7-1, both Jones and head coach Jason Garrett are faced with the dilemma of what to do when their star passer is ready to return to the gridiron.
Just yesterday, after the victory over Cleveland, Jones described this situation as "a wonderful problem to have" and explained that this is because "we have great talent at our quarterback position."
He pointed out that "Tony Romo is one of the best quarterbacks to have played this sport, and my true regret would be to have him with us and not win a Super Bowl without him, that's how talented he is. But then I see Dak and the way he's playing, his future... I have no problem with this situation."
For now, facing the match against the Steelers, analysts consider it unlikely that Garrett and Jones will rush to make a decision about it, as they can afford to wait until Romo is 100 percent recovered.