The never ending OWENS drama..the guy wants to play for the KINGS..nfl says no

NFL Notebook: Eagles won't allow Owens to play basketball for Kings' team

Saturday, July 02, 2005

By The Associated Press




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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Philadelphia Eagles receiver Terrell Owens won't play for Sacramento's summer-league team next week because the NFL club will not give permission.

Owens, the talkative All-Pro who's embroiled in a contract dispute with the Eagles, had recent discussions with the Kings about another foray into basketball, his favorite sport.

But Kings spokesman Darrin May said yesterday the franchise wouldn't add Owens to its roster for the Las Vegas summer league unless the Eagles give their consent -- something they did not do, given Owens' value and contract status. The Kings' first game is July 10.

Eagles president Joe Banner said through a team spokesman last night that they had not received a request from the Kings, but if they were to receive one, they would not allow Owens to play.

Owens, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard with a quick first step, was a backup on his college basketball team at Tennessee-Chattanooga. He played briefly for the USBL's Adirondack Wildcats in the summer of 2002, while he was still with the San Francisco 49ers.

Owens caught 77 passes for 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns in his first season with the Eagles, earning a spot in the Pro Bowl for the fifth consecutive year. But after helping Philadelphia reach the Super Bowl last season, he stirred things up in his new home with his demand to renegotiate the seven-year, $49 million deal he signed in March 2004 -- and with his criticism of quarterback Donovan McNabb after the Eagles' loss to the New England Patriots. He held out of the Eagles' recent minicamps to underline his displeasure with his contract.

Keep stirring it up Terrell, took a flier on terrell on another team +1500....

Owens should be 'locked out' of the NFL just like the hockey players have been 'locked out'! Very talented till he opens his mouth!

Has no shot at NBA. Let him try. Hopefully he blows out a knee.

degenerategambler said:

Keep stirring it up Terrell, took a flier on terrell on another team +1500....

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yeah i hit that small a few days back when the Raiders rumor came up. Nothing would surprise me at this point.

Owens should be 'locked out' of the NFL just like the hockey players have been 'locked out'! Very talented till he opens his mouth!
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Couldn't agree with you more Comrade Crunch!

I am no fan of Owens, but when you get old and disabled like me, you certainly envy his athletic ability.

Tesco Vee said:

yeah i hit that small a few days back when the Raiders rumor came up. Nothing would surprise me at this point.

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I know, it was your post that alerted me to that prop. If it cashes, I'll owe you.:toast:

Too bad Garcia couldn't kick his ass!arty:

Why would any team want him.He's trouble wherever he goes, and I think he's the most talented player in the game.

Hey Degenerate,
if he plays for the Kings bball team, isnt that technically playing for another team? they didnt word it as playing for another NFL team.:lolBIG:

Owens just a athletic phenomenon..His agility and strength make him a gamebreaker in every sense of the word..Hes a football player..I just dont want to see a talent like this get hurt in a meaningless pickup game and blow his career..So many athletes lately have gotten injured in off the field antics..

But people like Owens cant help themselves..Maybe he should go to some Christian Scientist meetings and then he will ..GET IT..

That's good that the NFL wouldn't give him permission to, like he thought they would...pompous ass.