October 29
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Terrell Owens had one word to describe his statistics to date for the Buffalo Bills. "Pathetic," Owens said, managing a smile despite his obvious angst. It's hard to argue with Owens' own description of his season, and it's hard to believe that his performance in the first seven games has been on par with how his reality TV show did in the Nielsen ratings over the summer, which is to say it has been a flop. "I'm frustrated, but what can I do?" Owens said. "I just continue to work hard and continue to try the best I can when I'm on the field, running my routes and doing whatever I can when the opportunities come my way." With just 18 catches (tied for 82nd in the NFL) for 242 yards (tied ..."
October 15
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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There was a suggestion made by a reporter at ESPN on Tuesday that the Buffalo Bills should consider trading wide receiver Terrell Owens before the NFL's Tuesday trading deadline. And the logic isn't flawed because the Bills — who clearly have not been able to utilize Owens thus far — could get a draft pick in return for a player who will likely walk away at the end of the season with no return. However, coach Dick Jauron said there have been no trade discussions, and Owens isn't really interested. "Whether it happens or not I don't know," Owens said. "I'm committed right here until it does happen. I'm not saying that it will, but I'm committed (to Buffalo)." New players at work: With two ..."
October 11
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Clearly the Cleveland Browns don't impress Buffalo wide receiver Terrell Owens. The other day, when asked his thoughts on today's matchup with the winless Browns at sold-out Ralph Wilson Stadium, Owens — calculatingly tight-lipped since the regular season began — came close to being the bombastic T.O. of old with a comment that may have wound up on the bulletin board in Cleveland. "All I know is I feel very comfortable about this game this weekend," Owens said. "I feel like we're going to win and I feel that way every game, but for some reason I feel a little better about this weekend coming up." It's uncertain why Owens would exude that type of buoyancy given the way the two teams played ..."
October 1
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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The feud between Terrell Owens and Rodney Harrison continued to rage Wednesday with both men taking further shots from afar at each other. During a radio appearance on The Dan Patrick Show, heard locally on 1280-AM, the now-retired Harrison was asked by Patrick about Owens and he said, "When it comes down to it, I'm a champion. He'll never have that on his resume. He'll never be a champion. He'll look at his stats and say 'I was a great football player, but I was never a champion.'" Harrison once again criticized Owens for his petulant postgame press conference following Buffalo's 27-7 loss to New Orleans. On NBC's Sunday Night Football pregame show, Harrison had called Owens a "clown" and ..."
September 28
New Orleans Times-Picayune
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On Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium, the Saints delivered a strong dose of reality to cable TV star Terrell Owens. The enigmatic Buffalo Bills wide receiver known as T.O. failed to catch a pass to end a streak of 185 consecutive games with at least one catch. For the first time since the sixth game of his rookie year in 1996 with the San Francisco 49ers, Owens came away empty-handed. No catches, no yards and more important he proved to be no problem for the Saints, who moved to 3-0 with a methodical 27-7 victory before a sellout crowd of 70,261. "It's over," Owens said of his streak. "We're just going with the plays that are called. Whether I like them or don't, I'm just going with the ..."
September 21
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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In nine seasons as a quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, Alex Van Pelt never met a wide receiver worth his shoelaces that didn't want to the ball thrown to him on every play. "If he didn't, he wouldn't be in the wide receiver (meeting) room," Van Pelt said. No, he'd probably be meeting with the offensive linemen or the kickers. Those guys don't mind being out of the limelight. They don't believe they are the sun and the earth revolves around them. Imagine then the challenge Van Pelt faces as the Bills new offensive coordinator, keeping celebrity receiver Terrell Owens happy. T.O. lives in his own solar system. If we're lucky after games, he'll tweet us a thought or two. At least that's been ..."
September 14
Dallas Morning News
columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor
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Who needs T.O. anyway? Seriously, has a team ever missed a petulant 35-year-old receiver with more baggage than Lindsay Lohan less than the Cowboys missed T.O. in their opener against Tampa? Nope. Every team can use T.O's talent, but you also have to take the never-ending drama that accompanies him. This off-season, the Cowboys decided they could win without him. For at least one game, it looks like one of Jerry Jones' best decisions – even if it took his son, vice president Stephen Jones, several weeks to convince him. Remember, this is the NFL. Only the bottom line matters. Everything else is irrelevant. All you really need to know is Roy Williams, Patrick Crayton and Miles Austin ..."
September 14
Toronto Sun
columnist Mike Zeisberger
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Randy Moss took one look at the gaggle of local media watching his New England Patriots practise the other day and immediately broke into an all-Pro scowl. At that point, the enigmatic wideout spoke to the media for the first time since May. It wasn't pretty. "He told us: 'All you media are roaches. Cockroaches.' " recounted a photographer from one of the Boston dailies, shaking his head in disgust. Welcome to Randy's World, where Mr. Moss (other than cussing the press) lets his stats his talking. Of course, such silence is rare in T.O.'s World, where Terrell Owens will talk to anyone who listens. And, in many cases, those who don't want to."
September 10
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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The first regular-season game hasn't even been played, but Terrell Owens is already in midseason form, at least in his dealings with the media. The Bills' star wide receiver was on a conference call with Boston-area reporters Wednesday morning and he was asked if he was enjoying the Bills' no-huddle offense. Owens' reply: "No, not really, but I have to deal with it." A lightning rod for controversy throughout his career, Owens quickly backed off on that statement before it spun out of control, saying that the reason he isn't thrilled with the no-huddle at this point is that it tires him out quickly. "No, it's all right, it just gets you a little winded, and for myself I haven't really ..."
September 9
Toronto Sun
columnist Mike Zeisberger
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Question: What possibly could drive a grown man to dress himself as a box of popcorn, complete with hundreds of kernels glued to the outside of the carton? Ask the overzealous football fan who did exactly that back in the spring, sporting that outrageous costume and waiting for the Buffalo Bills' newest saviour to arrive at the gate at the Buffalo-Niagara airport. Indeed, Terrell Owens did not need to advise Buffalonians to "get your popcorn ready" when he shocked the football world by signing with the Bills during the off-season. They already knew what to do, thanks."
September 1
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Terrell Owens participated fully in practice for the first time in more than three weeks, but it's unlikely that he will play in Buffalo's preseason finale Thursday against Detroit. "That will be left up to the coach," the star wide receiver said. "If they let me and allow me to play, then yeah, (I'd like to play). But at this point, it's probably not necessary. We're going to be smart about it. We've got the big opener against the Patriots so that's where my focus is right now.'' Owens has been sidelined since the Aug. 9 Hall of Fame game against Tennessee when he sustained his right big toe injury. Interestingly, he revealed Monday that his cleats caused the injury, not something he did ..."