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Title: Romo has broken pinkie, out four weeks
Post by: BlueStateSaint on October 13, 2008, 01:01:09 PM: The Cowboys' fans out there are gonna be bummed . . .

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Romo has broken pinkie, out four weeks

25 minutes ago

IRVING, TEXAS (TICKER) â€”One day after suffering a painful loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Dallas Cowboys lost Tony Romo for a month.

Romo has a fractured pinkie finger on his throwing hand, an injury that will sideline the Pro Bowl quarterback for four weeks.

Romo suffered the injury during Sundayâ€™s 30-24 loss at Arizona, which became the first team in NFL history to win an overtime contest on a touchdown off a blocked punt.

According to a post on the Cowboysâ€™ official web site, Romo sustained the injury on the first play of overtime. Sideline cameras showed Romo favoring his hand during the series, and his third-down pass attempt fluttered far away from its intended target.

One of the weeks that he'll be out is the bye week, according to the story at the link:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=txcowboysromo&prov=st&type=lgns
Title: Re: Romo has broken pinkie, out four weeks
Post by: Wretched Excess on October 13, 2008, 01:04:46 PM: it's not the absolute end of the world. dallas will play brad johnson at StL, vs. tampa, at NYG, and then a bye week. he will be missed against the giants, but the rest of it is generally manageable.
Title: Re: Romo has broken pinkie, out four weeks
Post by: formerlurker on October 13, 2008, 01:34:27 PM: I hate seeing injuries to any player, but Romo and a pinkie injury? Are they trying to kill me here? :uhsure:
Title: Re: Romo has broken pinkie, out four weeks
Post by: Wretched Excess on October 13, 2008, 01:45:59 PM: Quote from: formerlurker on October 13, 2008, 01:34:27 PM
I hate seeing injuries to any player, but Romo and a pinkie injury? Are they trying to kill me here? :uhsure:

favre played for half a season with a fractured thumb on his throwing hand. not well, but he played. :-)
Title: Re: Romo has broken pinkie, out four weeks
Post by: jendf on October 13, 2008, 02:05:38 PM: That's the second quarterback to have a forced vacation at the hands of the Cardinals team. The local fans here are loving it.
Title: Re: Romo has broken pinkie, out four weeks
Post by: lars1701c on October 14, 2008, 03:17:49 PM: Quote from: formerlurker on October 13, 2008, 01:34:27 PM
I hate seeing injuries to any player, but Romo and a pinkie injury? Are they trying to kill me here? :uhsure:

I dont feel bad seeing any injuries on dallas truth be told :)

I can count the days till big mouth (TO) starts yapping. Romo is the most overrated QB in the last ten years IMHO.
Title: Re: Romo has broken pinkie, out four weeks
Post by: Red October on October 14, 2008, 03:47:51 PM: ::) McNabb's had, what, two healthy seasons in his career? Every year it's another knee issue. My heart doesn't exactly bleed for Romo and his little dinky-pinky.