IRVING, Texas -- Updates about Tony Romo's recovery from surgery have been few and far between this offseason, but those few have been positive.
Romo and Cowboys coach Jason Garrett attended Duke's 93-81 win against rival North Carolina on Saturday night in Durham, N.C. Following the game, Romo spoke to ESPN's Rece Davis on the set of ESPN Gameday about his rehab.
"It's going good. We're getting close now. Usually it takes three months, it's just normal kind of roundabout date that they give you and we're right on schedule -- really, ahead in a lot of ways," Romo said. "Just going to be ready to go here in about a month and rehab is going good, no setbacks of any kind. Mine was just a normal small version of it, so I should be good to go here shortly."
That falls more or less in line with what Garrett and owner/general manager Jerry Jones have said at other points since the season ended. Both Garrett and Jones have expressed optimism that Romo would be ready to go for the Cowboys' offseason program. [embedded_ad]
Romo underwent the surgery Dec. 27, two days before the Cowboys' season-ending loss to Philadelphia. The week prior, against Washington, he came up limping after dodging a Redskins' pass rusher. He was able to finish out the Cowboys' 24-23 win, though that game was his last of the season.
With roughly two and a half months having passed since the operation, Davis asked Romo when he'd start to throw and "go full speed."
"I mean you do little things. You progress, everything is a progression. You kinda, whatever it is, whether it's running or lifting, everything just starts small and you progress up," Romo said. "So we've already started a lot of that stuff going. Now it's just going to the next step every week or two and just attacking. For me, it's like anything else, just another thing to attack and improve and I'm always up for that."
