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Tony Romo undergoes clavicle surgery

Jerome Miron / USA TODAY Sports

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has undergone surgery to repair a fractured clavicle and is expected to face a six-to-eight week recovery time, according to the team.

What surgery Romo elected to have is unknown, but he was reportedly leaning toward a Mumford procedure, which involves shaving off part of the clavicle, over having a metal plate attached to the bone.

Romo is not expected to miss any of the team's offseason activities, which start in May, as he undergoes treatment.

The 35-year-old was only able to start four games in 2015 after suffering two broken collarbones. Romo's now endured three broken collarbones over his professional career.

The Cowboys have repeatedly said they will stick with Romo despite growing injury concerns.

"What is the one unequivocal fact that you can count on, relative to the preparation of this draft and on draft day, is that I'm planning on Romo being the quarterback for the next four or five years. That's a fact," owner Jerry Jones said in February. "You won't see a decision on draft day that will fly in the face of not believing, from our standpoint, that he'll be our quarterback for four or five years."

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