Never Should You Question Tony Romo’s Toughness Again

By: Toby Christie

Last Sunday Tony Romo suffered what appeared to be a game-ending injury – a cracked rib. However just as things began to look bleak for the Dallas Cowboys, Romo shrugged off the pain near the end of the third quarter and rallied his team from 10 points back, to win the game in overtime against the San Francisco 49ers.

Had Romo stayed on the bench, the Cowboys undoubtedly would be facing a rough uphill climb with an 0-2 record, but after his heroics they stand at .500 heading into a week three showdown against their division rivals – the Washington Redskins.

Over his career Tony Romo has been labeled as “soft” and a “non-leader” but all of that should change following this career-defining performance. In the days following Romo’s injury we have learned even more, which has boosted the quarterback’s toughness rating 1000-percent.

Originally on Monday it was rep0rted that in addition to a cracked rib, Romo sustained a punctured lung as well, then on Tuesday the injury was updated to a partially collapsed lung. Wow, if one of us suffered those injuries, we would ask for medical leave from our desk jobs.

Romo on the other hand stood in the pocket and fired accurate missles all-the-while taking shots to the ribs from linebackers and safeties for the remainder of that game.

This performance was the equivalent to Emmitt Smith playing with a separated shoulder, or Dan Marino’s return game after Achilles surgery. It is a career defining moment that officially excuses Romo from the tag of being soft.