Sept. 21--Tony Romo tweeted Monday that he won't need surgery on his broken collarbone.
But the Dallas Cowboys quarterback is still expected to miss about eight weeks while the injury heals, according to multiple media reports.
Romo suffered a fractured left clavicle during the Cowboys' 20-10 victory over Philadelphia on Sunday. He experienced a similar injury in Week 7 of the 2010 season and ended up missing the rest of the season.
The expected time frame would have Romo back sometime in mid-November, when the Cowboys play at Tampa Bay on Nov. 15 and at Miami on Nov. 22.
In the meantime, Brandon Weeden will take over the starting role for the Cowboys. He threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to to Terrance Williams to seal the win for Dallas against the Eagles.
As a starting quarterback, Weeden is 5-16 and has not won since 2012. He has started once for Dallas, throwing two interceptions in a 28-17 loss to Arizona last year.
The Cowboys, who will also be without injured star receiver Dez Bryant for at least five more weeks, are the only 2-0 team in the NFC East. The Washington Redskins are 1-1 and the Eagles and New York Giants are 0-2.
Weeden, who finished 7 of 7 for 73 yards, started 15 games for Cleveland in 2012 as a 29-year-old rookie.
