Rookie Dak Prescott will start in Romo's absence, and Sanchez, who was cut Saturday by the Denver Broncos, will be the backup. He is scheduled to be in a back brace for another week. Romo wanted to re-enter the game but the coaches held him out, and an MRI the following day revealed the fracture. Romo suffered a compression fracture of his L1 vertebra when he was driven into the turf by Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril as the QB was going into a slide. They host the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 16 in Week 6 and have their bye week on Oct. The Cowboys play at the Green Bay Packers on Oct. The Cowboys are weighing whether he could return a week or two before he would be eligible to return from injured reserve. Moore has been on the Cowboys practice squad since the start of the regular season, when the team signed him after he was released by the Lions.
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25 in a preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, sources said he would need 6-10 weeks to recover. Cowboys Promote Kellen Moore To Active Roster, Sign Efe Obada To Practice Squad at 04:21 AM. The longer they take to make a roster move, the more likely it is they will carry Romo on the active roster and deactivate him each week until he is healthy.Īfter Romo suffered a compression fracture in his back on Aug. If the Cowboys choose to place Romo on injured reserve, he would miss the first eight weeks of the season and be eligible to play Nov.
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To make room for Sanchez, the Cowboys waived quarterback Jameill Showers.
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Sunday marked the first day the Cowboys could have placed Romo on injured reserve, which means he would be able to return later in the regular season. FRISCO, Texas - The Dallas Cowboys have announced the signing of veteran quarterback Mark Sanchez, but they have kept starting QB Tony Romo on the active roster for at least another day.