The Dallas Cowboys have put injured starting quarterback Tony Romo on the injured/designated to return list. Romo suffered a fractured left clavicle in their 20-10 win against the Philadelphia Eagles, as per ESPN. The Cowboys confirmed the injury via their official website but would not require surgery.

ESPN reports that he will miss eight weeks and a total of seven regular season games. The 35-year-old quarterback will probably return against the Miami Dolphins on Nov. 22 or versus the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 26.

The Cowboys plan to start backup Brandon Weeden against the Atlanta Falcons in week 3. Owner Jerry Jones has nothing but praise for his backup quarterback, saying, as quoted by NBC Sports, "This quarterback Weeden can drive the ball down field. He's a thing of beauty on throwing a football."

"His passing motion and his arm, frankly, you won't see a more gifted passer, power, accuracy, the entire aspect of it. If he can basically prepare, be the starting quarterback, come in and execute and keep his head right, then I feel good about Weeden," the owner added.

The 72-year-old also said that Cowboys quarterback coach Wade Wilson thinks that their backup quarterback has made significant progress. "Certainly we think Weeden has really progressed. As Wade Wilson said, he's just not the same guy that we had last year. He's progressed that much. He said that before we had this issue with Tony. I think we all feel good about what we got," Jones said.

The Cowboys reported that four veteran quarterbacks will work out with the team namely Matt Flynn, Josh Johnson, Christian Ponder and McLeod Bethel-Thompson. It seemed like no one got the job as Dallas acquired Matt Cassel from the Buffalo Bills, as reported by ESPN.

Dallas also acquired the Bill's 2017 seventh-round draft pick while sending their fifth-round pick in 2017. Cassel is projected to be the backup quarterback for Week 3 while Kellen Moore will be the third choice. The 33-year-old veteran served as Tyrod Taylor's backup for the Bills.

He was released earlier in September but was re-signed three days later after agreeing to take a 50 percent salary deduction. Cassell has a lot of experience as he was a starter for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2010 and helped them win a division title. He also started 10 games for the New England Patriots when Tom Brady suffered a season-ending injury in 2008, according to ESPN.

Cassel was an undrafted free agent in 2005 and spent three years with the Patriots. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2010 with the Chiefs and also played for the Minnesota Vikings before ending up in Buffalo, per Pro-Football-Reference.com.