Terrell Owens was cut by the Dallas Cowboys today, inspite of Jerry Jones saying just a few weeks ago that TO would remain a Cowboy.
Dallas cut the fabled wide receiver earlier today and it is believed because of the locker room distractions he is famous for creating.
Owens played three seasons for the Cowboys and prior to that with the Eagles, where he and quarterack Donavan McNabb had several conflicts.
Releasing Owens takes $9million off the teams salary cap, and with that they should be able to find a good receiver or two.
Last season TO caught 69 passes for just over 1,000 yards last season, the fewest since since 2005 when he missed half the season with a broken leg.
T. O. is technacily still property of the Cowboys so teams are not permitted to say whether they have an interest in him or not. At age 35 it makes it even more difficult to find teams that will want him and be willing to pay him what he wants.
ProFootballTalk.com has created a list of teams that have as they say, told them through league sources that they have no interest in T. O. the list right now is at 10 teams and expected to grow.
It is really sad to see such a talent lost and wasted, but his refusal to just suite up and show seems to be at the heart of the issue. Why wont Terrell just go play football and leave the off field antics alone?
He may very well be the best receiver since Jerry Rice and sadly that is where it ends. Rice will be remembered for his on field performance, while Terrell will be remembered eqaully well for both the way he played and all the trouble he caused in the locker room.
I am not sure Terrell will retire, and if he is picked up by another team, this time I hope he does it right, keeping his mouth shut and letting his play do all his talking.
Either way, retired of picked up, Owens has left his mark on the game. If he does get one more chance, I wish him all the best and hope his final NFL years are his best and unmarked by conterversy.
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