Tony Romo leaning toward having plate inserted in injured collarbone

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has confirmed that he is leaning toward surgery that would involve having a plate surgically implanted on the collarbone he broke twice during the regular season.

Romo told reporters Saturday he'll have a CT scan to help decide whether that surgery is the best solution, but said it's currently the preferred option.

"We're just going to do it for preventative," said Romo, according to Drew Davison of the Star-Telegram. "As far as the way I feel, I feel good. We just want to make sure that obviously it doesn’t happen again, so we'll probably just put a plate on it and go from there."

With an expected recovery time of six-to-eight weeks, Romo said he would be ready for the start of the team's offseason activities.

"Putting a plate on it … really you're just doing it to ensure next year when you take a hit," Romo said. "If I can do something that helps me to ensure that the bone doesn't break next time, I think that's good for everybody. It's a small procedure; it's not very big."

It was reported Tuesday that he was more inclined to undergo a surgery called a Mumford procedure, which involves shaving off or removing part of the clavicle.

Romo missed 12 games during the season because of the two separate collarbone injuries, and the 35-year-old admitted it was a risk to come back after he suffered the first broken clavicle.