T.O. gets fine by Dallas

Report: Cowboys fine T.O. $9,500 for absences, tardiness

August 27, 2006

IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Terrell Owens has finally pushed the Dallas Cowboys too far, drawing a $9,500 fine for missing a team meeting and a rehabilitation session and being late to an offensive meeting, The Dallas Morning News reported Sunday.

"That's our club business. That's going to be accounted for," team owner Jerry Jones told the newspaper.

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The incidents occurred Friday, the team's final day preparing for a preseason game against San Francisco. The Cowboys beat the 49ers 17-7, making them 3-0 this preseason without Owens playing any of the games because of a hamstring injury that's also kept him out of 19 of 31 practices since the start of training camp.

Neither team officials nor Owens' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, immediately returned calls to The Associated Press seeking comment Sunday.

During a postgame television interview, Jones did not mention the fine but answered several other questions about Owens. Jones said his only concern with the receiver is "injury, not all this other stuff you hear about."

Owens' past is filled with run-ins with quarterbacks, coaches and others in his own organization. San Francisco and Philadelphia got rid of him, but the Cowboys welcomed him with open arms and a lucrative contract in March, four days after the Eagles released him.

Owens vowed to be a better man and a better teammate in Dallas. While the fine is the most drastic, he already has done plenty to stand out.

He missed much of the offseason training program -- with permission -- and turned his hamstring injury into an attention-getter by flying in specialists to help him rehabilitate and wearing a cycling team outfit one day while pedaling a stationary bicycle.

After returning to practice for several days, coach Bill Parcells ruled him out of a Monday night game and Owens hasn't practiced since. He said he aggravated the injury because the club pushed him too hard. When Parcells said this week that he needs to see Owens on the field, T.O. responded that there's 10 years of tape to show what he can do.

Jones seemed to downplay the drama surrounding Owens' injury by noting that Carolina's Steve Smith and Pittsburgh's Hines Ward also have been slowed by hamstring injuries without drawing the same scrutiny as Owens. He also recalled Deion Sanders' ability to play well after flying in from baseball games and missing long stretches of practice.

"I know this -- when he's healthy, he's going to help us win these ballgames," Jones said.

The Cowboys play their final preseason game Thursday night at home against Minnesota. The opener is Sept. 10 at Jacksonville.


Looks like Dallas is starting to get tired of Owens [censored]. Don't get me wrong he is a good player, but his attitude is [censored]. It's all about him. I guess you could say he is a media [censored], lol. I never really cared for him, but I have always thought that he is a good player that can make difference on any team. I wonder if Jerry Jones is kicking himself in the arse.

He's one step closer to being released.

Can this guy along with anybody. How many chances do you need. I wish they could kick him out of the league. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

$9,500 = slap on hand

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Ditto.

How do guys like this even make it to the NFL?

Terrell Owens is a joke... he makes Marcus Vick look like an angel.

T.O. is a difficult teammate but I've never heard him breaking the law.

the eagles made a big mistake when they let him go he was one of the best players they had.

Yeah, they made a HUGE mistake didnt they. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/007.gif[/img] He is a cancer to any team he plays on. Regardless of the fact that he is one of, if not, the best receiver in the NFL. The Eagles made it without him before and they can do it again. All he does is tears teams apart. What a [censored] waste.

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Breaking the law is indeed a very bad thing, but to purposely destroy each and every team you're on is unacceptable for not only a grown man, but for a professional athlete.

How many teams has Terrell been on.. or been thrown OFF OF? I've already lost count..

As Burton said, he has been a cancer to each and every team he has played for. He may be a good player, but off the field (and even on the field!) he is a true [censored].

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Yeah, they made a HUGE mistake didnt they. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/007.gif[/img] He is a cancer to any team he plays on. Regardless of the fact that he is one of, if not, the best receiver in the NFL. The Eagles made it without him before and they can do it again. All he does is tears teams apart. What a [censored] waste.

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My thoughts, exactly. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

A team can win with someone like Vick. Look at the bears last year, Miller and Kreutz beating the crap out of each other at a firing range while drunk. Tank Johnson arrested for possession of firearms, Kyle Orton drunk nearly every week. Every nfl team has their characters, but Owens simply is not one of these guys, hes in another zipcode when it comes to causing problems. Hes not a distraction, hes wayyyy past that.

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With the FBI!!! That story is hilarious. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I've never liked Dallas, but Parcells has this "take no crap" reputation and I hope he handles TO that way from the very beginning.