Tony Romo said via text message he most likely will have a protective plate surgically implanted to help strengthen his left collarbone after undergoing a CT scan next week.

Romo's collarbone was broken twice in 2015 (three times since 2010).

Romo is expected to undergo surgery within the next two weeks.

There had been talk Romo would undergo a Mumford procedure, in which the distal part of the clavicle would have been shaved down to alleviate potential pressure from the shoulder.

Luke Kuechly will undergo surgery to repair a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder.

The injury is not expected to impact Kuechly's being ready for the start of the 2016 season.

Kuechly suffered the injury in the first half of the Carolina Panthers' Week 17 game.

Kuechly led the Panthers in tackles during the regular season for the fourth straight season.

Andy Dalton indicated this week that his broken right thumb is finally healthy but he'll continue to wait to begin throwing.

"Not throwing yet because we are being very conservative with it," Dalton said in a text to Geoff Hobson of the team's official website. "I feel like I can throw but no reason to push anything right now. I have plenty of time now to get 100 percent."

Dalton may have been ready to return only if the Cincinnati Bengals advanced to the Super Bowl.