Jon Kitna Replaces Injured Tony Romo at Quarterback for Cowboys

The Cowboys' season is heading nowhere fast, and Jon Kitna is now the quarterback to take them there.

The 38-year-old Kitna stepped under center for Dallas Monday night after Tony Romo fractured his clavicle, likely sidelining him for several weeks.

Kitna, who has previously been a starter for Seattle, Cincinnati and Detroit, didn't look particularly sharp upon entering the game. And the Giants reeled off 31 unanswered points to take a 38-20 lead. Kitna managed to rally Dallas late, but the Cowboys still fell short, losing 41-35.

Having said that, who exactly is Jon Kitna? Well, he was NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2003. And he was last seen starting 6-2 with Detroit in 2007 ... before losing 7 of 8 to end that season. Then he lost the first 4 games of the Lions legendary 0-16 2008 season, before landing on the IR.

In 2009, the Cowboys brought Kitna over from the Lions to serve as a competent veteran backup for their stud QB. But with the severity of Romo's injury unknown, it appears Kitna will have to be a whole lot more if Dallas has any hope of saving its season.

Of course, that starts with Kitna throwing a little better than this:

Jon Kitna had a great season in 2006, although the Detroit Lions did not have great talent. Kitna led the league with 372 completions that year and had a personal best 4,208 yards.
It shouldn’t be surprising that Roy Williams sees the bright side of Kitna being the starting quarterback because the same year, Williams had his best season as a pro with 82 receptions for 1,310 yards.
The bad news in all those stats is that the Lions were 3-13. But those stats could be a sign of what we might see the rest of the season if the Kitna-Williams duo can re-connect.

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