It's been widely reported that Tony Romo will be out 6-10 weeks with a fractured vertebra. But could he return sooner?
My immediate thought after seeing Tony Romo's injury against the Seahawks was that Romo was done, and not just for that one game. At the time, I thought that the awkward twisting motion, combined with the pressure on the spine, would have invariably led to some kind of disc trauma in his back.
Two days later, we were informed by the team that Tony Romo had suffered a fractured vertebra. But I was still mulling the herniated disc option and exchanged some initial thoughts on the topic with a friend of mine who's also a Cowboys fan, and is a medical professional in real life.