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OXNARD, Calif. —
Shortly after signing a six-year extension this off-season that could buy a third-world country, we were told Tony Romo had a surgical procedure to remove a cyst on his back. That’s why it required a four-month recovery.
Why did Cowboys coach Jason Garrett say this on Sunday afternoon, shortly before Romo participated in his first full workout in months: “It’s a hard thing to do when you come off a back injury.”
Wait, back who? A back injury?
Considering the type of beating Romo took behind his offensive line in 2010, and 2011 and 2012, a back injury is not totally surprising. But it is not what this team has been saying for months.
“He has to continue to do the conditioning stuff when you’re coming off an injury,” Garrett said.
There is that word again — injury. Thought this was just a procedure. Remember, it was owner Jerry Jones who previously described Romo’s back procedure as a “toothache.”
A back injury, however, would make considerably more sense. It would also be a major red flag and massive area of concern for this franchise entering not only this season but for the foreseeable future.
“You’re trying to get the injury healed,” Garrett said. “He’s worked very hard at it.”
Saying the word “injury” once is an accident. Using the word “injury” multiple times is not word slip.
This just has the sounds and sights of being something of a far greater concern than originally spun.
“The way it was described to me it was a micro procedure,” Garrett said. “I was around when Troy Aikman had a severe back injury and had surgery I think in late June in the ’93 season, if I’m not mistaken. Relatively speaking, and I don’t like to compare things, they described this as a micro procedure as opposed to some of the other back injuries that guys have to deal with. You have to err on the side of caution.”
This doesn’t mean the Cowboys are lying; teams do this all the time, especially when it comes to the potential protection of their franchise quarterback.
And watching Romo work with the first-team offense on Sunday afternoon gave zero indication anything is wrong with him.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/21/5017136/back-cyst-or-back-injury-only.html#storylink=cpy
Why did Cowboys coach Jason Garrett say this on Sunday afternoon, shortly before Romo participated in his first full workout in months: “It’s a hard thing to do when you come off a back injury.”
Wait, back who? A back injury?
Considering the type of beating Romo took behind his offensive line in 2010, and 2011 and 2012, a back injury is not totally surprising. But it is not what this team has been saying for months.
“He has to continue to do the conditioning stuff when you’re coming off an injury,” Garrett said.
There is that word again — injury. Thought this was just a procedure. Remember, it was owner Jerry Jones who previously described Romo’s back procedure as a “toothache.”
A back injury, however, would make considerably more sense. It would also be a major red flag and massive area of concern for this franchise entering not only this season but for the foreseeable future.
“You’re trying to get the injury healed,” Garrett said. “He’s worked very hard at it.”
Saying the word “injury” once is an accident. Using the word “injury” multiple times is not word slip.
This just has the sounds and sights of being something of a far greater concern than originally spun.
“The way it was described to me it was a micro procedure,” Garrett said. “I was around when Troy Aikman had a severe back injury and had surgery I think in late June in the ’93 season, if I’m not mistaken. Relatively speaking, and I don’t like to compare things, they described this as a micro procedure as opposed to some of the other back injuries that guys have to deal with. You have to err on the side of caution.”
This doesn’t mean the Cowboys are lying; teams do this all the time, especially when it comes to the potential protection of their franchise quarterback.
And watching Romo work with the first-team offense on Sunday afternoon gave zero indication anything is wrong with him.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/21/5017136/back-cyst-or-back-injury-only.html#storylink=cpy
