Special teams coordinator Matt Daniels might need to replace two-thirds of the Vikings’ field goal and extra-point operations.
Two-time Pro Bowl long snapper Andrew DePaola and kicker Will Reichard were both injured in Sunday’s win against the Colts.
The Vikings are “still working through” Reichard’s injury, Daniels said Tuesday.
Romo, who went undrafted in 2022 out of Virginia Tech, spent part of this offseason in Minnesota before being released at the starting of training camp.
Romo, 27, could make his NFL debut for the Vikings on Sunday in Jacksonville if Reichard is unable to play.
“You definitely don’t want to go into it with the expectation of Will going this week,” Daniels said, “and Friday comes around and he’s not feeling his best. We don’t want to … put him in a bad situation.”
Reichard, the sixth-round pick out of Alabama, said he’d been battling leg soreness entering Sunday’s win when he further strained his right quad. But he didn’t report that leg soreness to the team prior to Sunday’s game, Daniels said. The rookie has converted 14 of 16 field goals and all 23 extra-point tries, missing his first two kicks on Sunday after converting 34 straight attempts to begin his NFL career.
