Cowboys awaiting word on latest Romo back injury

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After suffering a bad back injury, Tony Romo is back but not too fast. According to Coach Jason Garrett said that the Dallas Cowboys are still waiting for additional test results from an injury that is not related to the herniated disk Romo sustained in Washington last December.

During a game against the Redskins, Romo once again hurt his back getting a contusion on a third-quarter sack. Thankfully, the x-ray results turn out negative and Romo had to take pain injection before returning for the final series of regulation.

According to Garrett "We've just got to wait and see how he feels, obviously. Because we played late last night, we'll be more abbreviated anyway, more of a jog through-type mode."

Garrett said it was a medical decision to bring back Romo to the field, but didn't discount the thought of a quarterback who help the team make a comeback victory over the Redskins while playing with the herniated disk and at the same time won against the 49ers in 2011 with cracked ribs and a punctured lung.

Garrett said "He's been in this kind of situation before and played very well. He's very credible. He's mentally and physically tough. He seemed capable of doing what we asked him to do on the sidelines. I think we made the right decision. Unfortunately it didn't work for us."

Garrett dismissed the thought that he considered sticking with Weeden once owner Jerry Jones delivered the news to him on the sideline that Romo would be able to return.

He said "Tony is our starting quarterback, so there's no discussion there. If Tony was capable of playing and if Tony was functional and able to play, Tony was going to go back in when he was ready to do so."

And Romo also did not think that it was due his injury with regards to a closing sequence included his fifth sack and an intentional grounding penalty on third-and-1.

He said "I think it was their defense on the last series or two that affected it more than anything else. They had the right call on a couple times that took away what we wanted."

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