The Dallas Cowboys still aren’t saying whether Tony Romo will play with a broken pinkie on this throwing hand Sunday against the St. Louis Rams.

Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said Friday the team is ready to play with 40-year-old Brad Johnson as the starter. He called Romo a “bonus guy.”

Romo was expected to miss up to a month after he broke his right pinkie when he was sacked on the first play of overtime in last weekend’s 30-24 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

The Detroit Lions didn’t get what they wanted from Charles Rogers on the field, but might recover some money from the first-round bust.

Executive vice president Tom Lewand confirmed in a Booth Newspapers report Wednesday night that an arbitrator ruled Rogers has to give the Lions about $8.5 million of the more than $14 million he received in bonus money.

Always one to go against the grain, Ricky Williams negotiated his own contract extension with Bill Parcells and the Miami Dolphins, including a verbal agreement regarding a performance bonus.

Williams, 31, said he didn’t ask the Dolphins to forgive the $8.6 million he has owed them since a 2004 ruling by an arbitrator. He said the extension upset his agent, Leigh Steinberg.

“He’s mad because I didn’t talk to him about it,” Williams said Thursday.

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed linebacker James Farrior to a five-year, $18.2 million contract with a $5 million signing bonus on Thursday.

He’ll make $12.6 million over the first three seasons. The last two years of the deal are meant to lessen the salary cap impact of the deal.

Farrior’s agent, Ralph Cindrich, said the contract is meant to keep the 12-year veteran with the team until he retires.

Farrior played for the New York Jets before joining the Steelers as a free agent in 2002.

Oakland Raiders receiver Javon Walker told the team he wanted to retire and offered to return his $11 million signing bonus before being talked out of it by owner Al Davis.

ESPN, citing an unidentified source, reported Saturday that Walker told the team on Thursday of his intentions to retire. Walker has been at practice the past two days and apparently has had a change of heart.

“That’s a done issue,” Walker said late Saturday following the Raiders’ evening practice.

Chargers defensive end Luis Castillo has agreed to a five-year contract extension through 2014 valued at more than $43 million.

The deal, announced Tuesday, will pay Castillo a guaranteed $17.5 million in signing and roster bonuses.

Castillo’s contract had been due to expire after the 2009 season.

“Since his arrival, Luis has played a huge role in the success we’ve had as a defense,” general manager A.J. Smith said in a statement. “He’s an ascending player who is committed to getting better.