Terrell Owens can no longer find a gig in the NFL. This 6”3 224 lb. receiver that is in better shape than 75% of the players in the NFL right now at 38 years of age. If this is the case why won’t anyone pick him up? While some say it’s his surgically repaired knee, I can’t help but think that he can’t find work because his baggage outweighs his talent now. His divalicious attitude and the” me” first mentality has bruised this talented receiver’s ability to find work. Isn’t Chad Ochocinco the same me first player? No. He’s definitely not.
The difference in Chad Ochocinco (better known as Chad Johnson) versus Terrell Owens is crystal clear. Ochocinco does do a lot of yapping, but he doesn’t bring what Terrell Owens brings to the table. Sure he tweets, had his own reality show with Owens as well. Ochocinco also works out with him and from time to time tweets him. But the difference in these two is the fact that Chad Ochocinco’s attitudes, ego, and antics always affected only one person. Chad Ochocinco.
He’s never destroyed a locker room.
He’s never disowned his quarterback.
He’s never forced a team to trade him because of his behavior.
Chad’s interviews are usually about his ON the field antics or his twitter page. He doesn’t use the media as an outlet to voice his frustration with a teammate, nor does he blame the quarterback for everything that happens to him. Chad didn’t get on Dr. Phil with his children’s mothers and blame them for everything. Chad is in a pretty start studded relationship, but that isn’t what he talks about in his interviews. He leaves his personal life away from the football field and too many times, Terrell Owens brought his personal life to the field. Ochocinco didn’t play much in NE, but he stayed out of Belichick and Brady’s way. He never complained about playing time, nor did he go to the media and complain about it either. Do you think that Terrell Owens would have been this quiet?
Terrell Owens proved that he could still play. His final season with the Bengals, he caught 72 passes for 983 yards and 9 TD and started 11 games. That’s a very solid season for a WR that’s supposed to be aging. After his surgery, his workout was VERY impressive and he looked in better shape than he did before he was injured. But no teams showed up to his workout. There are now speculations that he won’t be a for sure Hall of Famer, even though his resume’ screams Hall of Fame. Remember that say that Karma is a b*&*#; well this is just it manifesting itself. Maybe TO will be at someone’s game… but only as a spectator, never again as a player.
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