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02-09-2012, 04:39 PM
The sad story of Terrell Owens
By Calvin Watkins
ALLEN, Texas -- Across from the outlet mall off U.S. Highway 75 at the Allen Events Center on Wednesday night, Terrell Owens talked about getting another chance.
Owens is once more being paid as a professional athlete -- not in the NFL but with the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League, a minor league arena team. The first game is Feb. 25.
Owens is a 50 percent owner of the franchise along with Jon Frankel.
It was a sad and strange scene seeing Owens stand on the stage talking to the media and taking questions from fans about his NFL career.
Owens still believes he can play in the NFL, but no team signed him last year. He doesn't have plans to file retirement papers and hopes to use his skill set in this league to show everybody he can still play in the NFL.
He's got an opt-out clause that allows him to leave if an NFL team wants to sign him.
I'm no expert, but one thing I've learned about the NFL is that the younger you are, the better.
Read more:http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4690049/the-sad-story-of-terrell-owens?
By Calvin Watkins
ALLEN, Texas -- Across from the outlet mall off U.S. Highway 75 at the Allen Events Center on Wednesday night, Terrell Owens talked about getting another chance.
Owens is once more being paid as a professional athlete -- not in the NFL but with the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League, a minor league arena team. The first game is Feb. 25.
Owens is a 50 percent owner of the franchise along with Jon Frankel.
It was a sad and strange scene seeing Owens stand on the stage talking to the media and taking questions from fans about his NFL career.
Owens still believes he can play in the NFL, but no team signed him last year. He doesn't have plans to file retirement papers and hopes to use his skill set in this league to show everybody he can still play in the NFL.
He's got an opt-out clause that allows him to leave if an NFL team wants to sign him.
I'm no expert, but one thing I've learned about the NFL is that the younger you are, the better.
Read more:http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4690049/the-sad-story-of-terrell-owens?