Cowboys’ Romo throws in practice

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who wants to play despite a broken pinkie on his throwing hand, practiced and threw passes to receivers Thursday.

Coach Wade Phillips didn’t rule out the possibility of Romo playing Sunday at St. Louis even though he said that the quarterback was limited in practice Thursday and that Brad Johnson took most of the snaps.

“He threw the ball pretty well,” Phillips said. “Just throwing the ball isn’t all they do. . . . There’s some other factors that we’ll see as we go along here. We still have a couple of more days.”

Romo, with a protective splint on his heavily wrapped hand, threw lightly to all receivers during the early portion of practice that was open to reporters. Johnson, the 40-year-old backup whose last start was in 2006 for Minnesota, was working with the starters during drills.

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Running back Larry Johnson will sit out Kansas City’s game against Tennessee for violating team rules.

Coach Herm Edwards refused to specify what team rules Johnson broke. But Edwards did say his decision had nothing to do with the charge of simple assault filed against Johnson this week.

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Tight end Kellen Winslow rejoined the Cleveland Browns, one week after he was hospitalized for three nights because of an undisclosed illness that sidelined him for one game and could keep him out of another.

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Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Walker has been released from the hospital following treatment for a knee infection. Walker sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee Oct. 5.

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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker didn’t practice again because of a sprained left knee and might not play Sunday in Cincinnati.

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Defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch practiced with the Tennessee Titans after missing Wednesday’s workout to recover from a strained groin.