Romo wants to play

[Raji]

Tony Romo Wants To Play

Tony Romo is willing to do his part.

The quarterback informed coaches on Wednesday that he is ready to play Sunday against the St. Louis Rams, a high-ranking Cowboys source told ESPN.com's Matt Mosley.

He suffered a broken pinkie finger on his throwing hand in a 30-24 loss at Arizona on Sunday, and Dallas' medical staff said that he will miss a month. The injury did not require surgery.

Romo did not practice on Wednesday but did throw the ball on the side with his fractured pinkie in a splint, and according to eyewitnesses, he was able to throw the ball with good velocity and appeared confident after throwing. The session was not open to reporters.

There is no assurance he can protect the ball, take a snap or deliver the ball accurately under game conditions.

The Cowboys' biggest concern is that Romo gets hit again, causing him to miss more time than initially anticipated and possibly require surgery.

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Romo huddled with owner Jerry Jones, vice president Stephen Jones, coach Wade Phillips and the medical and training staff while the team practiced to discuss the quarterback's prognosis, a source told ESPN's Ed Werder.

Brett Favre, who has started an NFL-record 258 consecutive regular-season games, told ESPN on Tuesday that he called Tony Romo and encouraged him to try to play.

"The only thing I said was, it's worth trying [to play] if you can deal with the pain and can function good enough with a splint,'' Favre said. "If not, don't try.''

Favre has played through a fractured thumb in the past.

After saying he'd try to play, Romo's streak of 32 consecutive starts is now in the hands of Cowboys coaches and medical staff.

Raji

[MikeOswald]

He should play, he needs to suck it up. This banged up Dallas team may not beat the Rams without Romo, this is still the NFL where on any Sunday any team can beat any team

[aakj]

I'm a Cowboy fan and Romo needs to rest , he has fumbled alot with a healthy pinky with a broken one will only get worst

[BangTheBook]

I bet you would see alot of over throws leading to alot of picks but if he cant injure it more I would say go for it. Him at 75% is better than Johnson at 100%

[premiumplaya]

everyone is making johnson out to be a terrible qb. i think if he played he would do fine...i mean who wouldn't with roy roy and t.o. at the wideouts and marion the barbarian in the backfield?

[Bobby O'Shea]

Does anyone think Favre sold out Romo?

Bobby O