Jerry Jones Comments on Potentially Playing Tony Romo vs. Eagles in Week 17

December 27, 2016   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments

While the Dallas Cowboys have wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the NFC, owner Jerry Jones shot down talk about whether quarterback Tony Romo might play in Week 17 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
When asked why he would prefer to start rookie Dak Prescott over Romo even though the game is meaningless for the Cowboys, Jones said Monday night, "Because I don't like the circumstance it would come under, which would be injury," according to ESPN.com's Todd Archer.
Romo hasn't taken an in-game snap since injuring his back during the preseason, and Jones made it clear he didn't want to put the veteran in harm's way against the Eagles behind an offensive line that may not be fully intact: "We don't feel like that any game we'd get for him that him stepping out there running a few plays or series would be worth the risk."
The outcome of Monday's game against the Detroit Lions had no impact on Dallas' playoff positioning, but Prescott played every snap and performed well with 212 yar...

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