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Tony Romo is likely to be back in the starting lineup for the Dallas Cowboys for Sunday’s game in London.

Romo will start if his back cooperates, owner Jerry Jones said, including participating in practice and coming through a lengthy eight-hour flight to England without any setbacks.

“I do see him playing,” Jones told the NFL Network. “He’s going on the trip to London, and logic tells you that we wouldn’t have him make that trip to London and back if we didn’t think he was going to play, so it does depend on the type of week he has at practice. But if he has the week we expect, he should be our quarterback.”

Brandon Weeden started and threw two interceptions in a 28-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals that dropped Dallas to 6-3 with consecutive losses at home. Romo was hurt Oct. 27 in the Monday night loss to the Washington Redskins and diagnosed with a back contusion.

Jones said the Cowboys will accommodate Romo with a fully reclining seat on the flight to England.

Whether Romo holds up within the Week 10 game against Jacksonville (1-8) is another story.

The stout offensive line will get a test from the Jaguars’ pass rush which has 27 sacks.

—Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles has a crack in his clavicle, coach Chip Kelly confirmed.

The third-year quarterback is expected to miss at least a month and maybe two. He is expected to avoid having surgery.

Mark Sanchez will start for the Eagles in the interim. Sanchez completed 15 of 22 passes for 202 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions, in the Eagles’ 31-21 victory over the Texans on Sunday.

—The Green Bay Packers have signed coach Mike McCarthy to a contract extension.

In his ninth season with the Packers, McCarthy has led them to four division titles and a Super Bowl championship, and his 93 wins rank third in franchise history behind Curly Lambeau (212) and Vince Lombardi (98).

—The Washington Redskins will activate wide receiver Leonard Hankerson from the PUP list this week, coach Jay Gruden said.

Hankerson suffered a torn ACL and LCL last November. He returned to practice Oct. 15, and Washington has until this week to activate him.

Last season, Hankerson caught 30 passes for 375 yards and three touchdowns.

—Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien denied reports that team officials and staff were growing frustrated with rookie linebacker Jadeveon Clowney.

Clowney, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft, was inactive with an illness for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, missing his seventh game this season.

“I don’t know anything about those reports, I just know what I see,” O’Brien said after the 31-21 loss to the Eagles. “I see a rookie player that is injured and is trying to come back from injury and he had a little setback this week with the flu and hopefully he’ll be back ready for Cleveland.”

—The Miami Dolphins reportedly have lost safety Michael Thomas for the season with a chest injury.

Thomas, a top reserve on defense and mainstay on special teams, was injured Sunday in the Dolphins’ 37-0 victory over the San Diego Chargers.

Meanwhile, running back Lamar Miller is considered day-to-day with a sprained shoulder. Miller was injured in the third quarter, and X-rays reportedly revealed no serious injury.

—The Jacksonville Jaguars placed cornerback Will Blackmon on injured reserve Monday and signed linebacker Khairi Fortt off the Cincinnati Bengals’ practice squad.

Blackmon suffered a broken finger in a loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 8 and did not play Sunday in the Jaguars’ loss to the Bengals.

Blackmon, 30, started four games for the Jaguars this season and finished with 30 tackles, a forced fumble and a sack.

—The Chicago Bears placed defensive end Lamarr Houston on injured reserve and signed defensive end David Bass off the practice squad. Tackle Jason Weaver was added to the practice squad.

Houston, who signed a five-year, $35 million deal with the Bears in March, tore an ACL celebrating a sack in a blowout loss to the New England Patriots in Week 8. The team waited until after its Week 9 bye to replace Houston.

Bass played in 12 games as a rookie last season and also was active for the Bears’ loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 4.

—The Minnesota Vikings signed quarterback Pat Devlin and tight end RaShaun Allen to the practice squad.

To make room, quarterback Chandler Harnish was added to the practice squad’s injured list and tight end Ryan Otten was waived from the practice squad.

Devlin signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2011 draft with the Miami Dolphins after playing collegiately at Delaware and Penn State. During the 2013 preseason, Devlin completed 47 of 80 of his passes for 504 yards and two touchdowns to lead the NFL. He has not appeared in an NFL regular-season game.

—San Francisco 49ers running back Marcus Lattimore, who never played an NFL game after suffering a devastating knee injury in college, is considering retirement, according to ESPN.

Lattimore’s agent, Michael Perrett, denied ESPN’s earlier report Monday that the running back had already made up his mind to retire because of knee issues, and said all options are still on the table.

The agent also told the NFL Network that no decision had been made.

Lattimore, 23, was not with the team during Sunday’s home game against the St. Louis Rams. “I’m sure we’ll have an announcement about that.”

The 5-foot-11, 220-pound Lattimore spent the entire 2013 season on the non-football injury list and remains on that list this season.

—The San Francisco 49ers signed running back Kendall Hunter to a one-year contract extension that puts him under contract through the 2015 season.

Hunter is currently recovering from surgery to repair the torn ACL in his right knee suffered during a noncontact drill early in training camp. Hunter had been expected to serve as Frank Gore’s primary backup again — a role that has gone to rookie Carlos Hyde.

Hunter, 26, rushed for 358 yards with three touchdowns last season. He has averaged 4.6 yards per carry in three seasons. He was entering the final year of his contract.

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