Cowboys Release Weeden

Quarterback Tony Romo is expected to be activated Wednesday and start for the Cowboys, his first start since Week 2, and the last time Dallas won a game.

Brandon Weeden was released as the Cowboys move forward with two quarterbacks on the roster: Romo and Matt Cassel. Kellen Moore rejoined the practice squad Friday.

The Cowboys visit the Miami Dolphins this week and play two games in five days, hosting the Carolina Panthers in their annual Thanksgiving home game.

Romo posted a video to his personal Twitter feed Tuesday and at 2-7, knows the Cowboys could need a comeback of monumental proportions to make the playoffs. Romo’s post implies just that.

Romo posted a clip from the film “Major League” in which catcher Jake Taylor makes a speech that concludes “I guess there’s only one thing left to do. Win the whole (expletive) thing.”

Romo broke his collarbone at Philadelphia and missed seven games, all losses, as the Cowboys enter Sunday’s game with the Dolphins on the franchise’s longest losing streak since 1989.

A Hollywood ending might not be in the cards, but the Cowboys stand only 2 1/2 games back with seven to play in a division that lacks a clear leader. The New York Giants are in first place at 5-5.

Weeden, 32, was a first-round pick of the Cleveland Browns. He was released by the Browns in March 2014 and signed with the Cowboys as Romo’s backup. He lost a combined 11 consecutive starts with those two teams.

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