T.O. tweets he's 'no longer' with Seahawks
RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Terrell Owens' NFL return lasted less than three weeks.
Owens tweeted on Sunday that he is no longer a member of the Seattle Seahakws, part of the league-mandated roster reductions from 90 to 75 players. The 38-year-old posted a message on his Twitter account shortly before 11 a.m. PDT that he had been released.
"I'm no longer a Seahawk. I THANK the organization 4 the opportunity, I'm truly blessed beyond belief. My FAITH is intact & will NOT waiver."
Owens signed a one-year deal with Seattle (No. 22, APPro32) on Aug. 7, following a sterling workout that had coaches and Seahawks staff raving about how good he looked for having not played an NFL game in more than 18 months. He signed just before Seattle's first preseason game and made his debut in the second week against Denver.
But his preseason performance was more notable for the passes he dropped than anything he caught. Owens dropped a potential 46-yard touchdown against Denver on a perfect throw from Matt Flynn. He failed to make a catch in any of his five targets against the Broncos and then had another glaring drop against Kansas City on Friday night. He finished the preseason with just two receptions - a 40-yard catch from Russell Wilson where Owens had to slow down and lean back to haul in the pass and a 1-yard reception on a screen.
For as impressive as his long catch was in Seattle's 44-14 win over the Chiefs, it served as Owens' only highlight in a Seahawks uniform.
Owens was trying to make a comeback after not playing since Week 15 of the 2010 season while with Cincinnati. He sat out the entire 2011 season following surgery on his left knee and failed to receive any offers. He then had surgery on his left knee and didn't receive any offers to play last season.
Owens got the rust off this spring playing for the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League. He had 35 catches for 420 yards and 10 touchdowns while playing eight of 11 games, but was released and lost an ownership stake in the team in May.
Owens, a third-round draft choice by San Francisco in 1996, has started 201 of the 219 regular-season NFL games he has played in his career. He has 1,078 receptions for 15,934 yards and 153 touchdowns - the second most in league history.
His nine seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving and 13 years with at least 50 catches rank third. His total receptions are sixth on the NFL career list. Owens spent eight seasons with San Francisco, two with Philadelphia, and three with Dallas before a pair of one-year stints with Buffalo and Cincinnati.
"I've been rehabbing and working out for the past year since the injury and that's all I've ever wanted since I've been out is another opportunity," Owens said following his first practice on Aug. 8. "That has been given to me by the Seattle Seahawks and again I am very grateful for that."
Owens tweeted on Sunday that he is no longer a member of the Seattle Seahakws, part of the league-mandated roster reductions from 90 to 75 players. The 38-year-old posted a message on his Twitter account shortly before 11 a.m. PDT that he had been released.
"I'm no longer a Seahawk. I THANK the organization 4 the opportunity, I'm truly blessed beyond belief. My FAITH is intact & will NOT waiver."
Owens signed a one-year deal with Seattle (No. 22, APPro32) on Aug. 7, following a sterling workout that had coaches and Seahawks staff raving about how good he looked for having not played an NFL game in more than 18 months. He signed just before Seattle's first preseason game and made his debut in the second week against Denver.
But his preseason performance was more notable for the passes he dropped than anything he caught. Owens dropped a potential 46-yard touchdown against Denver on a perfect throw from Matt Flynn. He failed to make a catch in any of his five targets against the Broncos and then had another glaring drop against Kansas City on Friday night. He finished the preseason with just two receptions - a 40-yard catch from Russell Wilson where Owens had to slow down and lean back to haul in the pass and a 1-yard reception on a screen.
For as impressive as his long catch was in Seattle's 44-14 win over the Chiefs, it served as Owens' only highlight in a Seahawks uniform.
Owens was trying to make a comeback after not playing since Week 15 of the 2010 season while with Cincinnati. He sat out the entire 2011 season following surgery on his left knee and failed to receive any offers. He then had surgery on his left knee and didn't receive any offers to play last season.
Owens got the rust off this spring playing for the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League. He had 35 catches for 420 yards and 10 touchdowns while playing eight of 11 games, but was released and lost an ownership stake in the team in May.
Owens, a third-round draft choice by San Francisco in 1996, has started 201 of the 219 regular-season NFL games he has played in his career. He has 1,078 receptions for 15,934 yards and 153 touchdowns - the second most in league history.
His nine seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving and 13 years with at least 50 catches rank third. His total receptions are sixth on the NFL career list. Owens spent eight seasons with San Francisco, two with Philadelphia, and three with Dallas before a pair of one-year stints with Buffalo and Cincinnati.
"I've been rehabbing and working out for the past year since the injury and that's all I've ever wanted since I've been out is another opportunity," Owens said following his first practice on Aug. 8. "That has been given to me by the Seattle Seahawks and again I am very grateful for that."
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Checking the roster, Next Question is apparently out of work.
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I'm of two minds about his leaving the team. He did, after all, make a wonderful decoy to pull defences back into the secondary for short yardage.
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As I replied to another poster below, I can't think of another player in No Fun League that deserves to go out under a cloud more than TO... unless it's his 'Mini-Me', Chad Johnso-Cinco.
Hey, we gave him a shot. He proved he is not NFL caliber anymore. Now we move on.
Good. Â How 'bout Wilson? Â The rookie takes on Flynn and wins the job!
It looks like he may have learned a little humility. He was not disruptive to the team, he tried out like everyone else, and I wish the guy well. I just hope the receivers we kept will be able to catch a ball in a Monday Night game.
@nkroadcaptain He was not disruptive for two weeks and two games, during which he dropped three passes that he should have caught [instead of being overthrown or the ball batted out].
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It usually takes Next Question more than two weeks to get frustrated that his personal highlight reel isn't getting enough play and he starts throwing his teammates under the bus.
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Frankly, I'm not at all upset that TO will retire out of the league a loser. If anyone deserves it in the last ten years, it's him.
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Why is it so damn tough for the media to confirm this????????
Good - didn't like him in Zorn's number from the start.
@ForYourEyesOnly  EXACTLY!!!!!!
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 @ulquiorra I agree, and think even his so-called "complaining" during his short stay here was a lot more frustration with himself than being due to his previous arrogance. I despised him for many years, especially when he stomped on the Dallas star center logo (and I really can't stand the Cowboys!) and grabbed his crotch. But I do think he matured over his past couple of years of life's azz-kickings and wish him well.Â
@ulquiorra I'm glad they didnt sign him. I still am mad he signed a football with a Sharpie during one of our games and threw it in the crowd. Sooo glad he won't be staying around.
Sounds good to me. We don't need anymore washouts.
I think that after they cut him, let him go, or whatever, that they should have hired him as water boy and let him run around with bottles of Gatorade, for the real players. At least that way he would still be part of football.
For the "real players"? Do you even know what kind of player he was in the past? Obviously not.
Hopefilly Tavaris is next
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 @vanceox NFL's web site says he has been traded to Buffalo.
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I can see why. He dropped a lot more than he caught, while here
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Im not so sure this was a good cut
 @sirgavin7 He can't even catch the football! Haven't you seen any of the games?
And another one goes out to pasture.
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After seeing him in preseason it was a no brainer for the Seahawks...
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Idiotic pickup to begin with.
TO just got KO'd again
WOW, that was close.
Good Riddance!
I'm sure he should have enough money to live on.
 @Goldwing Guy He certainly should, but he doesn't. He's heavily in debt and behind on his child support. Seems he spent well into those fat contracts that always got terminated early due to his attitude. I wish him well but I'm pretty sure his future involves a real, 40-plus hours a week grind job like the rest of us.Â
This is a mistake.
Who didn't see this TO train coming and leaving.
Where's that ChiTownHawksfan blabber mouth on the boards?  Here goes..  TOLD YOU SO!  Good riddance!  In case you forgot... or didn't see it..  Here you go.  http://www.komonews.com/sports/seahawks/165225146.html
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 @d_2 I didn't see the thread, so I am glad you shared it.  Hopefully ChiTownHawksfan will see it and say he was wrong, but I doubt they will.Â
 @d_2 I wouldn't want his Fantasy Football team!
 @Just_Mike  @d_2 I would love to be in his league, at least I know I wouldn't be in last.Â
I pretty much predicted this. Thought he'd at least make it through week 3 though.Â
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Peace out loser!
Good. Â Glad to see him go.Â