The Cowboys can officially start their offseason program on April 18. As dictated by the NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement, the offseason program starts with two weeks of strength and conditioning. The second phase of the program includes on-field workouts, drills and instruction – though no live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are allowed.

Given that he can throw, though, Romo said he has had an opportunity to throw with his receiver – including Dez Bryant.

"We've gotten out there," he said. "It's part of the offseason and you're always getting better."

As is typically the case, Romo said the Cowboys have had strong participation throughout the offseason, despite the fact that the program doesn't officially start until this week. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett has often pointed out that many Cowboys players live in the Dallas area during the offseason, which usually leads to strong offseason participation – something Romo said has continued in 2016.[embeddedad0]