Romo Aims to Play On With Broken Finger

Cowboys quarterback hurling practice passes just 3 days after injury
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 16, 2008 2:56 AM CDT
Romo Aims to Play On With Broken Finger
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo leaves the practice area at the Cowboys training facility in Irving, Texas, last week.    (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo doesn't plan to let a busted pinkie keep him out of the action, the Dallas Morning News reports. The injury was expected to sideline Romo for a month but he tossed some practice passes yesterday and hopes to start against the St. Louis Rams Sunday. Jets quarterback Brett Favre called Romo this week to encourage him to keep playing, ESPN reports.
(More Tony Romo stories.)

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