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THIS DUMB AZZ...Ruined another locker room
Reuters
Thursday, March 5, 2009; 5:40 PM
DALLAS (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys released controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens on Thursday, ending a tumultuous three-year stint in Texas.
"Terrell Owens was a very productive player who performed at a very high level for all three of his years here in Dallas," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a statement on the team's website (dallascowboys.com). "But we have made a decision to move forward without him.
"In the aftermath of the season, we talked about change.
"Some of what is changing involves the process and some of it involves people.
"This is a decision that was made based upon consideration for an entire team. We will move on now with a new team - a new attitude - and into a new stadium."
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The 35-year-old scored 38 touchdowns as a Cowboy but despite his contributions Dallas failed to win a playoff game with Owens in the line-up.
Constantly craving the spotlight, Owens was a disruptive force in the locker room clashing with quarterback Tony Romo and tight end Jason Witten during last season's disappointing 9-7 campaign.
The 13-year veteran had similar disputes with quarterbacks Jeff Garcia and Donovan McNabb before exits from the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles respectively.
Owens, a six-time Pro Bowler, had 69 receptions for 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, his lowest in three years with the team. His 139 career touchdowns rank him second all-time behind Jerry Rice who had 197.
The Cowboys also announced they had released hard-hitting safety Roy Williams.
A five-time Pro Bowler during seven seasons in Dallas, Williams started 92 consecutive games for the Cowboys but missed most of the 2008 campaign with a broken arm.
"Roy has been a wonderful representative of this organization since coming to Dallas," said Jones. "Unfortunately we have reached a crossroad with his time here in Dallas and the difficult decision was made to allow him to explore other opportunities in the NFL."
(Writing by Steve Keating in Toronto, Editing by Justin Palmer)
Reuters
Thursday, March 5, 2009; 5:40 PM
DALLAS (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys released controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens on Thursday, ending a tumultuous three-year stint in Texas.
"Terrell Owens was a very productive player who performed at a very high level for all three of his years here in Dallas," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a statement on the team's website (dallascowboys.com). "But we have made a decision to move forward without him.
"In the aftermath of the season, we talked about change.
"Some of what is changing involves the process and some of it involves people.
"This is a decision that was made based upon consideration for an entire team. We will move on now with a new team - a new attitude - and into a new stadium."
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The 35-year-old scored 38 touchdowns as a Cowboy but despite his contributions Dallas failed to win a playoff game with Owens in the line-up.
Constantly craving the spotlight, Owens was a disruptive force in the locker room clashing with quarterback Tony Romo and tight end Jason Witten during last season's disappointing 9-7 campaign.
The 13-year veteran had similar disputes with quarterbacks Jeff Garcia and Donovan McNabb before exits from the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles respectively.
Owens, a six-time Pro Bowler, had 69 receptions for 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns last season, his lowest in three years with the team. His 139 career touchdowns rank him second all-time behind Jerry Rice who had 197.
The Cowboys also announced they had released hard-hitting safety Roy Williams.
A five-time Pro Bowler during seven seasons in Dallas, Williams started 92 consecutive games for the Cowboys but missed most of the 2008 campaign with a broken arm.
"Roy has been a wonderful representative of this organization since coming to Dallas," said Jones. "Unfortunately we have reached a crossroad with his time here in Dallas and the difficult decision was made to allow him to explore other opportunities in the NFL."
(Writing by Steve Keating in Toronto, Editing by Justin Palmer)
