'Stone Cold' Steve Austin thinks he could QB Cowboys until Romo returns

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is ready to come to the Dallas Cowboys' rescue.

The WWE Hall of Famer and Texas native told the Dallas Morning News on Thursday that he thinks he could fill in as the Cowboys' quarterback until injured starter Tony Romo returns.

I tell you what, I got some time on my hands. I could be there Sunday, playing the Philadelphia Eagles. I think I can line 'em up, throw for about 300, 400 yards. Get (Jason) Witten open, get Dez (Bryant) working. A lot of underneath routes. Give (Darren) McFadden the ball a few times. Maybe do a little end-around, fake the reverse pitchout, let me run downfield and Darren can throw me the ball. About 60 yards out, catch it in full stride and boom, spike it over the damn goalpost. ... Y'all saw me catch all those beers all those years - damn-near never dropped any of them. You know how much money I could have made playing professional football as a tight end? But I can't jump and I can't run fast. That was my problem.

Austin was obviously joking, but he did play defensive end at North Texas, the same school "Mean Joe" Greene attended.

Backups Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel have both struggled as Romo's replacements, going 0-3 and 0-2, respectively, in five games. Romo isn't eligible to return until the Cowboys' Nov. 22 matchup against the Miami Dolphins.

"Yeah I'm a Cowboys fan - I'm waiting for Tony Romo to come back; they're in harm's way," Austin said. "They got to get Romo back in the lineup. Hopefully his collarbone is healed up. ... It's a tough season for them - they'll rebound. They'll get it all together. I hated to see DeMarco Murray go. I was a big fan of his. He was kicking ass, too."