It was coming. Controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens has been released from the Dallas Cowboys roster. It looks pretty much down hill for him.
The possibility of getting rid of Owens was already talked about by Dallas Cowboy’s owner Jerry Jones, back in February. He said that this is a time of year in which they evaluate college players, free agents and their roster. Also, after having a NFL season which ended 9-7, they had considered to release Owens to build up morale in the locker room.
As many of you know, Owens likes to make trouble. He had many issues with other teammates such as quarterback Tony Romo and tight end Jason Witten. Another big issue he had was with the offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, criticizing him for his plays. An example of this was this past December, where Witten tried to converse with Owens about a play, but T.O. told him to stay back and called him a name.
Besides that, Owens always tried to be the center of attention. He drew attention to himself during training camp by dressing up as a pro cyclist while riding a stationary bike, then had an accidental overdose early that NFL season.
The possibility of getting rid of Owens was already talked about by Dallas Cowboy’s owner Jerry Jones, back in February. He said that this is a time of year in which they evaluate college players, free agents and their roster. Also, after having a NFL season which ended 9-7, they had considered to release Owens to build up morale in the locker room.
As many of you know, Owens likes to make trouble. He had many issues with other teammates such as quarterback Tony Romo and tight end Jason Witten. Another big issue he had was with the offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, criticizing him for his plays. An example of this was this past December, where Witten tried to converse with Owens about a play, but T.O. told him to stay back and called him a name.
Besides that, Owens always tried to be the center of attention. He drew attention to himself during training camp by dressing up as a pro cyclist while riding a stationary bike, then had an accidental overdose early that NFL season.
Since his release, there has already been teams’ saying that they are not interested in T.O. These are the teams that have expressed this. The New York Giants, Washington Redskins. Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, St. Louis Rams, New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Cowboys paid Owens a $12 million signing bonus just last year, which was included as part of a new four-year, $34 million deal. Dallas will take a roughly $9 million salary-cap hit with the release of Owens.
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