While Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he expected franchise quarterback Tony Romo to put in "Peyton Manning like" time at the facilities preparing for the upcoming season after inking him to a seven-year, $119.5 million contract, Romo hasn't been able to do that just yet.
Romo has been recovering from surgery to remove a cyst from his back, and on Sunday was able to practice for the first time in months. When asked if he will be able to catch up on time lost, Romo said he's doing the best he can.
"I don't know that you can ever duplicate six months of working and getting ready in a month and a half," Romo said. "In saying that, I'm definitely as far along as I possibly could be at this point. I've done everything I could to get in this position."
Two weeks prior Romo had begun a running and dieting program to get his body back into football shape which he says will help him along in getting ready for the season with a shortened time frame.
"It just got me where I needed to be and you just mentally get right into it focused and get after it," Romo said. "When we broke [minicamp in June], my objective was to have my offseason over this last month and a half. I worked as hard as I could and I took that approach every day I woke up that I just had to improve a lot each day, and I think that helped me get ready for today and hopefully for the beginning of the season."
While many question Romo's performances in the clutch, there's no doubt over a 16-game schedule Romo is one of the more productive quarterbacks in the league. Last season he completed 65.6 percent of his passes for 4,903 yards and 29 touchdowns, although Dallas fans would like him to cut down on his 19 interceptions.
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