Tony Romoknew he was risking another left collarbone injury by coming back eight weeks after breaking it.
The Dallas quarterback won't have to worry about another return. He's out for the season this time.
Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jonessaid on his radio show Friday that Romo would sit out the remaining five games with a small fracture in the same collarbone that had already sidelined him for seven games.
The 35-year-old Romo will not need surgery after getting hurt in the third quarter of Thursday's 33-14 loss to Carolina. He didn't need surgery after breaking the collarbone in Week 2 at Philadelphia, either.