Tony Romo had X-rays on his back last week. After Sunday's game, owner and general manager Jerry Jones said the results revealed no setbacks or reason for concern.
He added that Romo "expects to be back sooner rather than later."
But Tuesday morning, Jones said "nobody but the man upstairs knows when" Romo will actually be able to return.
"And that hasn't changed," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan's Shan and RJ show (KRLD-FM). "But he certainly is getting better. He'll have progress by any tangible judgment. He'll have progress this week. He'll have progress next week. What has always been the case is, is it going to be six (weeks), is it going to be 10, is it going to be eight? That's always out there. That hasn't changed."
Romo suffered a compression fracture to the L1 vertebrae in Dallas' third preseason game on Aug. 25. His recovery time was projected at 6-10 weeks.
The Cowboys declined to place Romo on injured reserve because they believe he could return sooner than expected. Had Romo been placed on IR, it would've prevented him from playing in the first eight weeks of the season.
