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Why is it I'm not too surprised? They will reap what they sow IMO...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/sports/football/19cowboys.html
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Terrell Owens was once vilified for celebrating touchdowns on the star at midfield of Texas Stadium. Now the Dallas Cowboys will be glad to see Owens celebrate on their home field.
The Cowboys announced their signing of Owens yesterday, marrying one of the National Football League's most glamorous franchises with one of its most controversial players. Owens's three-year contract is potentially worth $25 million.
The signing of Owens sets up what could be a compelling study in outsize personalities: Coach Bill Parcells and Owens, who alienated two previous employers, the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
"I'm a star among stars now," a smiling Owens said at a news conference at the Cowboys' headquarters in Irving, Tex.
Owens, 32, called the troubles he has had with previous teams "life-learning experiences."
"I'm going to put those things behind me," he said. "They can only make a man stronger, wiser. For me, that's what it's done. I'll be a better teammate, a better person, a better man in life. I'm looking forward to this opportunity. I couldn't be more excited to be here."
Owens's contract has the potential to be extremely lucrative. According to The Associated Press, it includes $10 million in bonus and salary this season, and Owens would make $8 million in 2007 and $7 million in 2008.
Owens, a five-time Pro Bowl receiver, became available this winter because the Eagles would no longer tolerate his behavior. He had a feud with quarterback Donovan McNabb that caused a fissure in the locker room, and he had verbal confrontations with members of the coaching staff.
After playing eight seasons in San Francisco, Owens was traded in 2004 to Baltimore, where he did not want to play, and managed to get traded by the Ravens to Philadelphia.
Owens helped the Eagles to the Super Bowl in his first season. He played brilliantly in the Super Bowl despite a short recovery from a leg injury, but then he demanded a new contract one year into his seven-year deal. When the Eagles balked, Owens began to publicly criticize McNabb and management.
Seven games into the 2005 season, Owens was suspended and then deactivated, essentially exiled from the team. The Eagles gave Owens and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, permission to seek a trade in January, and Owens drew the most interest from the Denver Broncos and the Cowboys.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/sports/football/19cowboys.html
Excerpts:
Terrell Owens was once vilified for celebrating touchdowns on the star at midfield of Texas Stadium. Now the Dallas Cowboys will be glad to see Owens celebrate on their home field.
The Cowboys announced their signing of Owens yesterday, marrying one of the National Football League's most glamorous franchises with one of its most controversial players. Owens's three-year contract is potentially worth $25 million.
The signing of Owens sets up what could be a compelling study in outsize personalities: Coach Bill Parcells and Owens, who alienated two previous employers, the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
"I'm a star among stars now," a smiling Owens said at a news conference at the Cowboys' headquarters in Irving, Tex.
Owens, 32, called the troubles he has had with previous teams "life-learning experiences."
"I'm going to put those things behind me," he said. "They can only make a man stronger, wiser. For me, that's what it's done. I'll be a better teammate, a better person, a better man in life. I'm looking forward to this opportunity. I couldn't be more excited to be here."
Owens's contract has the potential to be extremely lucrative. According to The Associated Press, it includes $10 million in bonus and salary this season, and Owens would make $8 million in 2007 and $7 million in 2008.
Owens, a five-time Pro Bowl receiver, became available this winter because the Eagles would no longer tolerate his behavior. He had a feud with quarterback Donovan McNabb that caused a fissure in the locker room, and he had verbal confrontations with members of the coaching staff.
After playing eight seasons in San Francisco, Owens was traded in 2004 to Baltimore, where he did not want to play, and managed to get traded by the Ravens to Philadelphia.
Owens helped the Eagles to the Super Bowl in his first season. He played brilliantly in the Super Bowl despite a short recovery from a leg injury, but then he demanded a new contract one year into his seven-year deal. When the Eagles balked, Owens began to publicly criticize McNabb and management.
Seven games into the 2005 season, Owens was suspended and then deactivated, essentially exiled from the team. The Eagles gave Owens and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, permission to seek a trade in January, and Owens drew the most interest from the Denver Broncos and the Cowboys.
