Terrell Owens
Dallas Cowboys
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6-3
Weight: 218
Date Of Birth: Dec. 7, 1973
College: Tennessee-Chattanooga
College Details: 1st team All-Southern Conference as a Soph. and Sr.3 years on the basketball team which made an NCAA appearance, anchor on the 4×100 relay team as a Sr., once scored 4 touchdowns in a game vs. Marshall, majored in merchandising.
1996: Started out as 3rd receiver on a team with Jerry Rice and 1st round pick in the same draft, JJ Stokes. Debuted with 35 catches for 520 yards and 4 scores.
1997: Carved out more of a role with Stokes’ struggles, 60 receptions for 936 yards and doubled TDs to 8.
1998: Only 7 more catches but the first of many 1,000+ seasons with 1,097 and 14 touchdowns with another rushing.
1999: Regressed to 754 on another 60 catches with only 4 scores.
2000: Exploded to 97 receptions for a career high 1,451 yards and 13 TDs. Started the self-promotion gimmicks with the strutting on the midfield star in Dallas.
2001: Another fine year with 93 catches for 1,412 yards and career high in TDs with 16.
2002: The beat went on with 100 catches for 1,300 and 13 with 79 yards rushing and another score.
2003: 80 receptions for 1,102 yards and 9 touchdowns but overshadowed by contract dispute, squabbles with Jeff Garcia and other teammates and numerous drops.
2004: Soared with the Eagles in his new home until late season injury curtailed what could have been have been career highs in nearly every category. 77 catches for 1,200 yards and 14 scores in 13.5 games.
2005: Headed for even better numbers until Andy Reid had enough and pulled the plug on TO’s antics. 47 catches for 763 yards and 6 TDs in 7 games before his suspension for the season by the team. Signing with agent Drew Rosenhaus before the season and critical comments about McNabb caused the Eagles to put TO, who released a children’s book, in timeout.
2006: Between an uneasy relationship with Bill Parcells, an injured finger and trouble meshing with Drew Bledsoe it was an up and down season with a lot of drops. Still 1,180 yards and 13 scores puts the volatile Owens in pretty select company.
Rep: Where does one start? Great talent, goes over the middle, one of the best ever after the catch, extremely high maintenance, hard to deal with on and off the field. In short, an enigma, but for fantasy football ….still worth a 2nd or 3rd round pick. After all, you don’t have to deal with he or Rosenhaus.
Outlook: After Tony Romo took over midway through the season, TO picked up the pace considerably. With Wade Phillips’ hands off approach and Owens’ rapport (for now) with Romo, a suspension seems unlikely so expect 1,200 or more yards and 12-15 scores.
