Comments on: Terrell Owens draws back the curtain

By: cbgbs21

cbgbs21 — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:18:58 +0000

Quick question: for those of you posting replies such as “loading the gun” for T.O. and not caring whether the man lives or dies, is that really how you feel about this guy? Sure he’s made some mistakes throughout his football career and his personal life especially but honestly I don’t understand where all the animosity towards this guy comes from and how it could possibly have any merit. I dunno, I feel sorry for the guy, he’s a hell of an athlete and I wish him the best getting through the dark place he’s in right now.

By: nomoreseasontix

nomoreseasontix — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:30:47 +0000

I want nothing bad for him, I just want him to be quiet and go away.
He’s not even a fascinating idiot. Just an idiot.

By: dirtyjerzy

dirtyjerzy — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:56:56 +0000

I can’t believe all the hate for T.O., especially for all entertainment he has giving all his fans over the years. So he throws his players under the bus. He’s not playing football to make friends, he’s playing bc it’s his job to win the Super Bowl. If I had a couple of co-workers who weren’t doing his/her jobs to keep the company running, then I’m going to throw that person under the bus, why should we all lose our jobs or business fails bc somebody isn’t doing their part. I like T.O. and I hope he gets another chance in the NFL, bc he was very entertaining to watch, besides the fact he was one of the best to play the game. I guess my point is that everyone’s entitled to be who they are and who are any of you to judge T.O. for being who he is.

By: cincinnasti

cincinnasti — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:35:28 +0000

Yea.. Nobody wants someone that is seeking sympathy.. He needs to exude the confidence he once had.. He obviously doesn’t..

By: swingondeesenuts

swingondeesenuts — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:33:04 +0000

Owens is a text book case of bipolar disorder. Sadly I see him ending up dead or in prison by the time he is 40. He should have gotten help and on meds years ago.

By: croghan1919

croghan1919 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:31:10 +0000

ryan7977 says:
Jun 22, 2012 10:56 AM

“i’m really torn about this guy. on the one hand, he brought this on himself with his brash “i don’t care” attitude…..”
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I don’t think it’s the “I don’t care” attitude thats caused his problems .
I think it’s the “I love me, some me” attitude that has brought him his “issues”.

By: Wisconsin77

Wisconsin77 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:13:52 +0000

What ever happened to the 10 million (or whatever the number that was said) reasons he had to be happy?

By: valentino8100

valentino8100 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:11:36 +0000

I don’t know that TO “deserves” all this any more than the next guy. Truly, this is what his behavior, in all his actions, words, and choices has EARNED him. I don’t think Peyton Manning “deserves” to earn $25m per year to play ball when meanwhile, a child who has no say in the matter is one of many who die each day because there is nothing to eat. When was the last time you missed a meal because the means were not available to obtain food.

By: jimbo75025

jimbo75025 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:09:46 +0000

You know, I have always been torn by TO as a whole. On one side I detest the guys public persona. On the other hand when he was playing for Dallas I met him of in all places a grocery store-took the time to chat a few minutes with us and take some CP pics-could not have been nicer. I have met quite a few sports celebs and he was quite possibly the most gracious. Good luck to the man and hope he gets his stuff together.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:04:20 +0000

I don’t feel bad for T.O. He made his own bed.

I do find it strange that a league that employs killers, wife beaters, drunk drivers and drug dealers can’t find space for a guy who’s guilty of nothing more than being an a**hole.

Really? His stats in 2010 were well above average. Not even a one year, incentive laden, no signing bonus, risk free invitation to a training camp?

Really?

By: texaswriter2011

texaswriter2011 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:59:50 +0000

TO never has given a second thought about all the people that he has harmed, insulted and abused as he climbed over the lives and careers of others. Stabbing people like Jeff Garcia and Donovan McNabb in the back didn’t bother him.

He is the only important person in his world and while he was flying high he built up a huge backlog of negative karma … and now it’s time to pay up.

It is humorously pathetic that after years of telling people to kiss his butt, that he now wants those same people to feel sorry for him!

What’s even sadder is that he will never be happy again without being in the news. It must be a shock to find out nobody cares about his opinions on anything.

Next comes wrestling and celebrity ghost encounters.

By: alwayssfgiantsinphilly

alwayssfgiantsinphilly — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:59:18 +0000

You reap what you sow.
I find it funny that in a sport that forges such bonds, that TO has no friends to even get him any job (playing/coach/front office intern/broadcast). You don’t have to be religious, but when you live your life like a snake, karma is a b’itch. There is still time for TO to turn it around, good luck to him.

By: proplayer3220

proplayer3220 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:51:10 +0000

All you people who say he deserves a second chance… guess what. He got a second chance. And a third. And a fourth. Dallas, Buffalo and Cincinatti opened their arms for him after he burned bridges in San Francisco and Philadelphia. And @Vixenofdabears… Mike Vick and Pacman Jones were criminals, served their time and are trying to continue their careers without being cancers to a locker room. Owens is a crybaby. Its all about “me me me” with him and the hell with everybody else. He’s pushing 40 now. Guess what? A leopard can’t change its spots. You think that suddenly (after all these years) he’s going to learn how to not rip his quarterbacks and teammates and destroy a locker room? No. You can’t change habits like that. I’m an Eagles fan. I live and die with my Philly football team and I will never forgive him for what he did to that locker room. He and Donovan McNabb could have been GREAT. They could have brought multiple championships to this town, and set records that would never have been broken. Instead he tore McNabb down, challenged his authority in the locker room that McNabb was never able to fully get back, created a fissure that TO THIS DAY still exists, and then went to Dallas and did the exact same things. No. Terrell Owens got more chances they he deserved. I hope he never gets paid to play another down.

By: barometerrrrising

barometerrrrising — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:40:06 +0000

As my good friend in NC would say, “Plant corn, grow corn.”

T.O. and his massive ego are the only things responsible for his current “troubles.” He STILL doesn’t get it, and probably never will.

By: stuartscottsgooglyeye

stuartscottsgooglyeye — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:27:43 +0000

Jeff Garcia says…if it looks like a rat and smells like a rat, by golly, it’s a rat.

By: bhindenemylines

bhindenemylines — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:20:43 +0000

To all the jackholes on this site posting negative comments about T.O. and his problems…

Just remember your comments here when you find yourself depressed and in a similar situation.

Remember, what goes around comes around.

By: gallogj

gallogj — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:16:30 +0000

I’d love to see him in a Browns uniform. As many bad things that people say about T.O. none of it is about his performance on the field unlike Randy Moss. T.O. is infamous for creating locker room tension when he openly complained about the QB not getting him the ball because he was frustrated with losing. That’s the kind of guy I’d want on my team. A receiver SHOULD complain if his QB isn’t getting the job done. He should complain if ANY player on his team is causing them not to win. Winning is the name of the game. He just wanted to win…he wanted to win so bad that he’d open his mouth and put his neck on the line. There’s a thin line between Whiner and Winner…actually…just an H and a N.

By: londonfletcher

londonfletcher — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:52:12 +0000

“T.O.: Trainer to the Stars”!

He could make millions slapping his face on workout equipment if he were smart. The guy is in insane shape.

By: yooperman

yooperman — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:51:42 +0000

All the young WR should take a long look at how team players like Donald Driver end up as compared the big time Divas. They may great players, but football is a team sport. What coach wants to deal with them.

By: londonfletcher

londonfletcher — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:50:27 +0000

“Owens is better than Ocho and they both have similar big mouth issues so why is Ocho on a team and TO isn’t?”

Because Ocho isn’t an A-hole and doesn’t throw people under the bus.

By: vixenofdabears

vixenofdabears — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:44:28 +0000

I think it’s sad that players like Vick and Pac-man Jones that have committed crimes are welcomed back with open arms and given a second chance yet a guy like TO, even after behaving in Buffalo, can’t get a shot with an incentive heavy contract. I know that his ego has kept him from being a team player for most of his career but when players commit crimes that send them to jail and get them suspended they are certainly not being team-first themselves. If anything those players are less focused on the team than TO. Having your franchise QB get arrested and thrown in jail is more detrimental to a team than TO’s drama. He’d almost be better off if he’d gotten locked up.

I’d like to see him get a chance with a team (at least through preseason) that is structured so that it’s low risk for the team and then have him cut at the first sign of shenanigans. His upside is worth a roster spot at this point. Then if he blows it, it’s all on him and it’s done. No questions would remain.

By: shackdelrio

shackdelrio — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:40:27 +0000

It seemed like T.O. was Dennis Rodman without a Jack Haley to keep him under control.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:39:23 +0000

Also, one more thing to the readers (particularly to the T.O. critics), be careful of giving or those who do preach moral righteousness!!!

More than likely it’s those kind of people that have the hidden skeletons in their closets.

By: fdugrad

fdugrad — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:35:37 +0000

T.O.: I am now officially BEGGING you to CLOSE the curtain!! I wish you NO ill, however would you PLEASE get on with your life and somehow discover a modicum of maturity and perspective!!!!

By: cubancigar10

cubancigar10 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:26:03 +0000

I am all for giving him another chance, BUT if he starts tasting the koolaide again he will resort to his old tactics and behavior. He has not learned a thing through all of this.

Sad situation. Delusional about reality.

By: mrpilsner

mrpilsner — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:24:06 +0000

No, Josh.

It is not.

By: starfan79

starfan79 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:14:03 +0000

I’d like to see him on a team one more time.. I think he can still do some damage and I would like to see him be humble at the same time.. Not cry for my qb humble bit just silenced.

By: CKL

CKL — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:11:44 +0000

TylerHills says:
Jun 22, 2012 11:45 AM
Life is tough, but Owens has children. Children that are still just that, children. They aren’t adults, he needs to be around and be a positive person in the kids life. So if he does commit suicide it will be horrible, but mostly because his children will lose the slim chance they had of having a father.
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They have a father. Sadly, they do not have a dad.
But I agree with your overall sentiment.

He obviously was dealt a bad hand in his childhood. A grandmother who was against fun and strictly religious but also an alcoholic???? A childhood like his is difficult to overcome, but when one chooses to be a father himself, one must grow up and man up, regardless of that. There are many exampled of men who have had rocky childhoods but who have turned into quality people. Patrick Willis for one. It can be done.

By: sinatra00

sinatra00 — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:07:52 +0000

this guy has done nothing but throw all of his teammates and ex-teammates under the bus and never took responsibly for himself.now that hes broke and cant find a football team,hes looking for us to give him sympathy… u made your bed now sleep in it..just another selfish athlete who pissed away his money…i dont care if u live or die T.O…karma is a bitch isnt it?

By: seehoxrun

seehoxrun — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:06:05 +0000

Patriots should sign him. I’d like to see how he acts around belichick…that would be the ultimate hard knocks