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Broken Pinkie KOs Romo

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 13, 2008 4:04 PM CDT

(Newser) – Cowboys quarterback and Jessica Simpson boytoy Tony Romo will miss 4 weeks after breaking his right pinkie in yesterday's 30-24 loss to the Cardinals, the Dallas Morning News reports. Chike Okeafor sacked Romo on the first play of overtime for a 7-yard—and three-game—loss. Forty-year-old Brad Johnson, who last started in 2006, inherits the Dallas (4-2) starting job.

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and singer/actress Jessica Simpson take in a Lakers-Mavericks game in Dallas, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips pauses during a news conference at the Cowboy's practice facility today in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) looks to pass against the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth quarter during an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Back judge Kirk Dornan (6) holds back Dallas QB Tony Romo (9) and Patrick Crayton (84) as referee Peter Morelli, right, makes a call during the Cowboys' overtime loss to Arizona yesterday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Tony Romo (9) celebrates a touchdown pass with teammate Flozell Adams in the second quarter of Arizona's overtime victory yesterday in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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