ARLINGTON, Texas - Tony Romo is not only planning to be on the Cowboys flight to London on Monday night - he and the team are planning to have him play in next Sunday's game against the Jaguars at Wembley Stadium as well.
"We certainly wouldn't put him on that plane and take him to London and fly over and fly back if we weren't planning on him playing," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Sunday after Dallas lost 28-17 to Arizona. "He's definitely on the flight and will be in one of those chairs you can stretch out in."
Romo was inactive for Sunday's game but was in attendance, on his feet, and was helping the team from the sidelines.
The first-class seats on Virgin Airlines literally can lie down like an easy chair, and Romo will get one of those seats for the 10-hour flight.
"We're optimistic," coach Jason Garrett said of Romo's chance of playing against the Jaguars. "People with similar injuries have been on a similar timetable where they missed the first game and they were getting close to being able to play in that second game. So we'll see how he feels. Again, it's the same standard with the pain tolerance and how that relates to how he can function."
