Twitter and online NFL communities were rocked on Saturday when it was revealed by Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett that quarterback Tony Romo has suffered a broken bone in his back.
Tony Romo has a compression fracture of his L1 vertebrae, per @toddarcher, an injury that could sideline him 6-10 weeks.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 27, 2016
UPDATE: Tony Romo has a fractured vertebrae and is expected to miss 6-10 weeks (via @CBSSports & @toddarcher) pic.twitter.com/Q2NznTCHyq
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) August 27, 2016
That is really awful news for Romo and the Cowboys, especially only a day after Jerry Jones was quoted as saying "Well, he's not injured.