Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has a broken finger on his throwing hand and could be out for up to four weeks.
Romo broke his right pinkie on the first play of overtime in a 30-24 loss at Arizona on Sunday.
"We don't know how long he'll be out. It depends on how fast that heals," said coach Wade Phillips, who says there won't be any surgery.
The injury leaves the Cowboys (4-2) with Brad Johnson, 40, as the starter Sunday at St. Louis. Johnson, who won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, hasn't started a game since 2006 with the Minnesota Vikings.
Neither Romo nor Johnson was in the locker room yesterday when it was open to reporters.
In addition, the Cowboys could lose Pro Bowl punter Mat McBriar for the season. He suffered a main fracture and two hairline fractures to his right foot when his punt was blocked in overtime. Also, running back Felix Jones will be out two to four weeks with a left hamstring injury.
On Sunday, Romo missed on three straight passes to start the overtime, after passing for 321 yards and three touchdowns. He was sacked three times and knocked down 19 times. He also fumbled three times, losing one.
More Cowboys: : The NFL hasn't made a decision regarding cornerback Adam Jones, who was involved in a fight with his bodyguard in a hotel bathroom last Tuesday. According to the Orlando Sentinel, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell attended a luncheon in Tampa, Fla., and was asked by a fan about Jones' lack of respect for the league. "He knows he is running out of rope with respect to this," Goodell said. "And if he's not going to behave responsibly ... then he won't play in the NFL."
Redskins: : Running back Shaun Alexander will visit with team officials today and is expected to sign if he passes a physical exam. A source close to Alexander confirmed to The Seattle Times that's the direction the 2005 NFL Most Valuable Player appears headed, news first reported by the NFL Network and ESPN.com. Alexander played his first eight seasons for Seattle. He is the franchise's career rushing leader but has remained unsigned since the Seahawks released him in April.
More Redskins: : Fed up with rookie Durant Brooks' inconsistency, executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato said on his radio show that "somebody else will be punting" when the team hosts the Browns on Sunday. Cerrato said the Redskins will audition punters today to replace Brooks, who ranks last in the NFL in gross average (39.6) and net average (32.1).
