During the Dallas Cowboys game against the Washington Redskins on Monday night football quarterback Tony Romo received two pain injections in his fractured rib and now it looks like he might need another injection during the Detroit Lions game on Sunday afternoon.
After practicing on Thursday Romo said:
“I would say this, there’s a test that just goes, come over here (lightly tap his rib area) and see how hard you can do it until I feel it,” adding, “And if I feel it I’m going to need it.”
According to Romo he’ll be using a “pain” method to determine if a shot is needed, the QB says if he takes a “hard tap” and it hurts he’ll take the painful shot, if he’s okay he’ll continue to play through the fractured rib pain.
During his game against the Redskins Romo chose to wear a protective vest however he said it hindered his throws. Romo completed 22 of 36 passes for 255 yards with one interception and no sacks. It was only the seventh game since Romo became the Cowboy’s starting QB in 2006 that he didn’t throw a touchdown pass.
Do you think players should be given pain medications that allow them to avoid the feeling of pain or does it give them an unfair advantage while other players play with pain and no medication?
