Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was back at practice on Wednesday. In a very loose sense that hardly suggests his return to the field is imminent.
Via Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Romo threw in individual drills on Wednesday. It’s the first time he has thrown at practice since suffering a compression fracture in his back during the preseason, at Seattle.
Romo has been throwing regularly in recent weeks. His most notable effort came in Week Two, when Romo threw passes before the team’s win at Washington.
With rookie Dak Prescott rolling, the Cowboys have no reason to rush Romo back. Indeed, like most difficult decisions, they seem to be delaying this one as long as they can. Which means that the team is, in a roundabout way, applying the “100 percent” rule to Romo, holding him back until he’s fully and completely healed -- and determining whether he’s fully and completely healed based in part on the performance of Prescott.
As long as they’re winning with Prescott, why make any decisions about Romo? As long as Romo, who’s getting $500,000 per week whether he plays or doesn’t, isn’t publicly complaining about the situation, the Cowboys can keep kicking the can unless and until Prescott hits the proverbial rookie wall.