Romo returns to practice

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo returned to work Thursday, going through practice a day after being sent home because of flu-like symptoms.

Romo shuffled through the hallway on his way to a quarterbacks meeting before the workout. Asked whether he felt better, Romo said, “Oh, yeah. I feel like a hundred dollars.”

The Cowboys (9-6) close out the regular season Sunday in Philadelphia. Dallas gets a wild-card playoff spot with a victory.

Tight end Jason Witten (sprained left ankle) also returned to practice after missing Wednesday. Running back Marion Barber (dislocated right pinkie toe) and safety Ken Hamlin (foot) also practiced. Witten and Hamlin are expected to play against the Eagles. Barber is expected to be a game-time decision.

The Cowboys also announced they have given right tackle Marc Colombo a four-year contract extension worth $22 million, with $11.5 million guaranteed.

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Tampa Bay names Kiffin’s successor

Secondary coach Raheem Morris will take over as defensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2009, ensuring continuity next season as Monte Kiffin leaves the NFL to join his son Lane at the University of Tennessee.

If the Buccaneers (9-6) don’t make the playoffs, Sunday will be the 68-year-old Kiffin’s last game in Tampa Bay.

Morris is in his sixth season as a Tampa Bay assistant.

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Singletary expected to keep 49ers job

The Sacramento Bee is reporting that, according to a source close to the situation, the San Francisco 49ers plan to offer a multiyear contract to interim Coach Mike Singletary shortly after the team ends its season with Sunday’s game against the Washington Redskins.

NFL teams cannot sign interim coaches during the season under the league’s Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate, but the 49ers do not have to bring in more candidates if they plan to take the interim tag off Singletary.

On Wednesday, Singletary acknowledged that he had met with the team’s top officials about his future earlier in the week.

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Lynch, Mitchell practice for Bills

Running back Marshawn Lynch and linebacker Kawika Mitchell returned to practice as the Buffalo Bills prepared to end their season against the New England Patriots on Sunday.

Both sat out Wednesday’s practice -- Lynch because of a sore shoulder and Mitchell because of a knee injury.