The betting world is now wondering if Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will actually come back to play the last two games of this season. There have been rumors circulating by those in the NFL betting world that Romo will not be back and that the next move for the Cowboys is to place Romo on the season-ending injured reserve list. Romo broke his collarbone in the week seven game against the New York Giants. While owner Jerry Jones and interim head coach Jason Garrett are not giving any specific details on Romo’s projected return, the feeling around the Cowboys is getting strong that the quarterback will be placed on IR as soon as this week.

In other injury news, the NFL predictions surrounding the return of safety Gerald Sensabaugh and linebacker Sean Lee are looking just as grim. Both are suffering from concussions and both have been unable to pass the tests necessary to clear them for practice this week. The normal procedure is to wait until Friday to test players for the game coming up on Sunday. If Sensabaugh and Lee fail their tests on Friday, then both will miss the game against the Cardinals on Christmas Day.

Interim head coach Jason Garrett has posted some impressive NFL scores since he took over as coach from Wade Phillips immediately after the week nine loss to the Green Bay Packers. The Cowboys are 4-2 under Garrett including divisional wins over the Washington Redskins and New York Giants. But owner Jerry Jones is still going with the interim tag on Garrett and has said that nothing will be made permanent until the season is over. Garrett is definitely a top candidate for the Dallas head coaching job, but the list includes rumored prospects such as Bill Cowher and Jon Gruden. Jerry Jones is expected to make his announcement some time after the Super Bowl is played in the new Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011.

In lighter news surrounding the Dallas Cowboys, quarterback Tony Romo has not been completely silent during his recovery from injury. After a lengthy, and very public, relationship with Jessica Simpson ended over a year ago, Romo started seeing beauty pageant winner Candice Crawford. Last week, on her 24^th birthday, Romo surprised Crawford with an engagement ring and asked her to marry him. She accepted, and now the couple have set about making wedding plans.

Cowboys fans will remember the incredible distraction that Jessica Simpson was said to be, and now many are wondering how Romo could be thinking about getting engaged when he is supposed to be trying to get back on the football field. Between women, golf and Las Vegas vacations it seems that Tony Romo always finds plenty of ways to occupy his time off the football field. Now the Cowboys are hoping that settling into married life will help the Cowboys quarterback focus on his career and help get the ailing Dallas franchise back into the playoffs.

Now he can go back to focusing on football! And people will have to figure out another way to criticize him! Go Cowboys!

Let’s hope he turns back into the Jedi he once was in order to lead our beloved Cowboys back to the playoffs.

Personally, I don’t think this was that big of a deal, but I also don’t think this is going to hurt Romo’s preparation in any way, shape, or form.

Thanks to The Big Lead for the heads up.

PHOTO: http://www.celebridiot.com/2008/02/21/jessica-simpson-to-marry-tony-romo/

Ironic that this photo comes from a blog talking about the potential marriage.