Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been cleared to begin practice when training camp starts on Sunday, owner Jerry Jones said Thursday.

Romo underwent minor surgery to have a non-cancerous cyst removed from his back in April. The surgery prevented Romo from participating in offseason workouts other than some light throwing in walk-through practices.

"He feels good. He looks good," Jones said. "He's uniquely out running mountains right now in the West, so he's getting himself physically in shape. He's never thrown a lot in the offseason. This is a time where he rests his arm. I'm confident his weight is right and feel he'll be in shape and let it go."

Romo and team officials had said he wasn't practicing as more of a precaution.

"I feel a lot better," Romo said in May when asked about the surgery. "It was something that was there a little bit, kind of annoying. I'd rather feel 100 percent here. Hopefully I'll be back for minicamp and be ready to go, but we're just being smart now for the next couple of weeks."