The Facts: Two of the biggest names at quarterback since 2006 likely will be available in 2017, via trade or otherwise. Between Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and Cutler, Romo widely is regarded as the more risky option from an injury standpoint. As John "Moon" Mullin recently pointed out on a visit to PFT Live, Cutler actually has been unavailable in recent years for more games than Romo. Since 2011, injuries have kept Romo from suiting up in 23 regular-season games. During that same window, Cutler has been unavailable for 25 regular-season games.
Diehards Line:Of course, Romo may have missed more than 25 games if the Cowboys had used him in more than one of the seven games for which he suited up but didn't play in 2016. But as PFT's Mike Florio notes, they didn’t, and the end result is that Cutler has missed more games than Romo. Florio went on to concede that That doesn’t mean Cutler will be injured more than Romo moving forward. Cutler is three years younger (33 vs. 36). Still, Romo has been healthier than Cutler over the last six seasons, which surely will count for something to the teams that are trying to figure out which of the two should be pursued, if either.