Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo suffered a shoulder injury against the Carolina Panthers on Thanksgiving and now he could be out for the season. According to ESPN.com, Ed Werder reports that sources close to Romo said that the quarterback re-injured his collarbone and is out for the season.
Romo took a hard hit against the Lions after being tackled by Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis and landed on the same shoulder he injured earlier in the year. Werder reported that Romo said the injury "feels similar" to the broken clavicle he suffered in Week 2 and Pro Football Talk writes that there is a "slim chance" that Romo plays again this season.
Matt Cassel came in for Romo and completed 13-of-19 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown in the loss to the Panthers. Cassel will likely start in place of Romo if he is out for the rest of the season. Werder reports that the bone is "likely" broken again, but that x-rays have not confirmed the injury yet as of Thursday night. The Cowboys snapped a seven game losing streak last week against Miami and the team felt they had the chance to go on a run to catch the Giants in the NFC East division race.
Romo came back from the injury last week and said he felt good after the game, but there is a chance he was not 100 percent healthy when he played. That could have been a factor in the re-injuring of the collarbone, but that has not been confirmed. Romo came into the game on Thanksgiving with 778 passing yards and five touchdowns with four interceptions.