Owens--What did they expect?

[Pariah]

Report: Owens takes verbal shot at McNabb

April 12, 2005
BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - It appears Terrell Owens' second year with the Philadelphia Eagles has the potential to be quite rocky.

ESPN reported Tuesday that Owens took a verbal jab at Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb for his performance in Super Bowl XXXIX against the New England Patriots.

In the interview, Owens said he "wasn't the guy who got tired in the Super Bowl," a reference to several media reports that claimed McNabb was either ill or tired late in the fourth quarter of the Eagles' 24-21 loss to the Patriots.


McNabb has denied those reports, but several offensive linemen said that McNabb appeared ill and that receiver Freddie Mitchell was forced to call a play in the huddle. Eagles coach Andy Reid also denied that McNabb was ill.

Owens' reported comment to ESPN likely will ignite the controversy again, which will not please either McNabb or Reid.

Last week, Owens switched agents, hiring Drew Rosenhaus and prompting speculation that he wanted to revise the seven-year, $49 million contract he signed with the team last season after being acquired from San Francisco.

Owens neither confirmed nor denied that in his interview with ESPN.

"As always, there is a lot written and (said) without anyone talking to me," Owens told ESPN. "I mean, I can't do right and I can't do wrong. It's getting, in some ways, like it was for me in San Francisco. But the one thing that won't change is that I'm going to show up to play and to win. No one can ever (debate) that."

Owens staged one of the most courageous performances in Super Bowl history, catching nine passes for 122 yards in the loss to New England after missing the last two regular-season games and two playoff games with a fractured leg and sprained ankle.

In his first season with the Eagles, Owens caught 77 passes for 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns.

The Eagles are getting exactly what everyone knew they were getting--a real pain in the ass. Whatta jerk!

 

[boisesuns]

He desearves everything he will get when he has a bad game. McNabb seems like a class guy, and a lot of people would seem like a class act next to TO. That said, he's still a great receiver.

 

[Jersey Girl]

He desearves everything he will get when he has a bad game. McNabb seems like a class guy, and a lot of people would seem like a class act next to TO. That said, he's still a great receiver.

Well, he did play awesome in the Super Bowl and McNabb began to crumble in the last quarter, so I can understand his feelings ... HOWEVER, for the good of the team, he should start thinking about keeping those feelings to himself. Seriously, he's gotta know nothing good will come of this.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

The Eagles are getting exactly what everyone knew they were getting--a real pain in the ass. Whatta jerk!

Yeah, and a trip to the Super Bowl. I'd love that 'pain in the ass' in a Cardinal uniform.

 

[Skkorpion]

McNabb will always crumble when it matters most. He really is the most overrated QB in football. But Owens is still a jerk for dumping on McNabb.

 

[Pariah]

Yeah, and a trip to the Super Bowl.

That's what they paid him for, and now he wants more because he got them there. Yeah, that's the very definition of a PIA.