Tony Romo continues to make progress in his return from back surgery.

"I'm feeling good," Romo told ESPN's Tim MacMahon during the Dallas Mavericks-San Antonio Spurs NBA playoff game on Monday night. 

When Romo underwent surgery there was immediate concern regarding his availability for the start of the offseason program. 

The Dallas Cowboys have re-signed Anthony Spencer to a deal that could be worth as much as $3.5 million in 2014.

After receiving the franchise tag for the second consecutive year in 2013, Spencer played in only one game before undergoing microfracture surgery to repair articular cartilage damage in his left knee last October.

A 2007 first-round draft pick, Spencer is now the most-tenured member of the defensive line. 

The 2014 NFL schedule will begin with the Green Bay Packers playing at the Seattle Seahawks in a Thursday night game in Week 1.

The Sunday night game in Week 1 will feature the Indianapolis Colts at the Denver Broncos.

The Seahawks will play at the San Francisco 49ers in the Week 13/Thanksgiving night game. The two teams meet again in Week 15 on Dec. 14.

The Dallas Cowboys will consider taking Johnny Manziel with the 16th overall pick.

"Jerry Jones was raving about (Manziel) this weekend in front of (Tony) Romo," reports Werder.

The Dallas Cowboys have exercised their fifth-year option on the contract of Tyron Smith.

Smith’s contract will now run through the 2015 season, fully guaranteeing $10.039 million in the final year, which is equal to the transition tag for offensive linemen in the 2014 season. Smith’s base salary in 2014 is $2.079 million.

Smith was the ninth overall pick in the 2011 draft and was coming off of his first Pro Bowl season.

Marcus Spears questioned the judgment of Jerry Jones in having Tony Romo and Jason Witten in his box with former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush during the NCAA National Championship Game.

Spears spent eight seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and then a single season with the Baltimore Ravens before retiring.

“You understand in this league that your star players are going to have things come their way that most guys don’t,” Spears told 105.3 The Fan in Dallas/Ft. Worth. “I’ve had opportunities that some guys didn’t have. . . . The team aspect has always been first to me. That’s just the bottom line. I don’t know if it sends the right message when your head coach is hanging out with one particular guy.”

Spears isn't sure if other players were invited to the box.

“When you have that type of situation in the locker room, possibly it causes problems,” Spears said.  “That was my point. It wasn’t to make anybody look bad or say Jerry is doing something wrong or anything like that. I just wondered if any of the other guys felt like they should be there or if they ever were invited to any other events. . . . When you’re building a team, when you’ve got a team concept — as many young guys as the Cowboys have on the team right now — I just felt like it would have been a good situation for all of them to try to get together and hang out and build that team camaraderie with the guys.”

The Tennessee Titans will release Chris Johnson.

Johnson averaged 3.9 yards per carry in 2013, the worst mark of his career.

The Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets and New York Giants could pursue Johnson, according to reports.