The Dallas Cowboys have taken out an insurance policy on starting QB Tony Romo, by trading for Detroit Lions backup, Jon Kitna.
Details about what Detroit will receive in return are not yet available but its likely to be a package of late round draft picks. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that cornerback Anthony Henry is also headed to Detroit as part of the deal.
The Lions had been expected to move Kitna one way or the other this offseason since the veteran QB was due a $1 million roster bonus tomorrow.
The Cowboys lost Tony Romo for three games last season to a thumb injury and didn’t score more than 14 points in any of those games. While Kitna’s certainly not much of a threat to supplant the franchise quarterback, he should prove to be a much better backup than Brad Johnson who threw 2 TD and 5 INT while compiling a miserable 50.5 passer rating.