Tony Romo suffers back injury on first drive of preseason game

Tony Romo gave Dallas Cowboys fans a huge scare when he exited the team’s preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night with what appeared to be a back injury.

Romo was hurt on the third play of the Cowboys’ first drive when he scrambled and was tackled while sliding.

Tony Romo appeared to hurt his back. Great block by Zeke, but certainly not what the Cowboys want to see pic.twitter.com/21rt9cUjp2

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 26, 2016

Romo immediately grabbed his lower back and appeared to be in pain.

The longtime Dallas quarterback suffered two collarbone injuries last season and was limited to four games. He has had two back surgeries during his career.

Romo was replaced by rookie quarterback Dak Prescott, who impressed in his first two preseason games. The good sign for Cowboys fans is that Romo was showing signs on the sidelines that he wanted to re-enter the game.

Jerry Jones seems unconcerned for now.

Jerry Jones on Tony Romo: "He’s not injured. He was OK on the sideline immediately." Said he "jammed it." Wanted back in. "We'd seen enough"

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 26, 2016