In past years, especially last season, he felt pressure to rush back from injuries simply because the Cowboys offense—without a quality backup quarterback—could hardly function without him.
Now, his friends said, Romo has the luxury of taking his time and making sure he’s 100 percent before he comes back, because he knows the Cowboys are in good hands with Prescott.
“He’s frustrated,” Sekeres said, “because he feels like these are the best years of his [career] he’s missing out on. He knows he’ll get another chance, but he recognizes that it can go fast.
“He did say to me, ‘I’m glad we’ve got our guy when I’m done.’ Tony wants the organization to be left in good hands when he’s finished playing, and he can see that Dak is going to be that guy. They’ve found his successor, and Tony is happy about that.”