Terrell Owens to play for Buffalo Bills
The city of Buffalo found a way to make people talk about their team.
In case you didn’t know, Terrell Owens will be playing for the Buffalo Bills once the 2009 NFL football season gets here. It was only a matter of time before the Cowboys released Owens after he just kept on going at it with Cowboys team leaders, Tony Romo and Jason Witten, Buffalo gives T.O. a new start and for now, he’s quite happy about it.
‘’I’m leaving America’s team (for) North America’s team,’’ Terrell Owens said at a news conference. ‘’This may not be the most ideal place for a lot of people, but I’m the guy. I beat to my own beat sometimes, my own thinking, my own intuition.’’
Contrary to what he said, the Dallas Cowboys left him, not the other way around. And I’m not surprised to hear T.O. say ‘’me’’ again only days after signing with the team.
While his prior stints in Dallas, Philadelphia and San Francisco all ended badly, Owens is a major upgrade for a Buffalo Bills team seeking more offensive firepower, statistically speaking. Buffalo was already rebuffed earlier this offseason in attempts to sign wide receiver Laveranues Coles and running backs Fred Taylor and Kevin Jones. With the singing of T.O., the Bills will now have two deep threats with Lee Evans coming off one of his best seasons in his career. The question is, can the Bills co-exist with Owens in Buffalo.
Owens is among the NFL’s career leaders in catches, yards and touchdowns. Despite that. the Cowboys became the third team to get rid of him because of his divisiveness. He left after eight seasons with the 49ers and two with the Eagles.
Despite that, there were still teams willing to sign him after he was released by Dallas, the Raiders and the Redskins, among other teams, were initially interested in him. In the end, the controversial wideout ended up in Buffalo.
The Bills certainly need the boost. They have missed the playoffs for nine straight seasons, the longest drought in team history. The Bills are also coming off three straight 7-9 finishes under coach Dick Jauron, who was retained by the team after his three-year contract expired at the end of the season.
It was initially believed that most, if not all, of the other teams in the market for a veteran wide receiver shied away from Owens because of his reputation as a selfish player and derisive locker room presence. Owens previously squabbled with veteran quarterbacks like Jeff Garcia and Donovan McNabb, so it’s questionable how well he would handle any growing pains he could have with Bills quarterback Trent Edwards.
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Dallas Cowboys 10.00
New England Patriots 7.50
Arizona Cardinals 31.00
Pittsburgh Steelers 10.00
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