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Terrell Owens at the Cowboys 2008 training camp. [1]
Owens was drafted into the NFL by the San Francisco 49ers (1996) after an outstanding career at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. [2]
For five years, Terrell Owens got to see Jerry Rice up close in San Francisco. [3]
Maybe the 49ers should turn a deaf ear to Rice’s pleas: They have been more efficient when throwing to J.J. Stokes (below, 83) and Terrell Owens (right). [4]
CAREER: One of the most prolific receivers in league history, Owens has totaled 951 career receptions which rank third among active players and tied for sixth with former Buffalo Bill Andre Reed in NFL history…His 14,122 receiving yards rank fifth in NFL history…Ranks second only behind Jerry Rice (197) with 139 career touchdown receptions…Has caught at least one pass in 183 consecutive regular season games, the longest active streak in the NFL. [5]
Eagles fans loved his athleticism and appreciated his ability to score, but Owens soured the honeymoon by demanding more money and complaining openly about teammates. [2]
He had six touchdown receptions in seven games for the Eagles in 2005 and has 28 TD catches over the last two years for the Cowboys. [3]
Picked up by Dallas in 2006, he continued to be one of the top receivers in the game and one of the more famous — or infamous — players in the NFL. [...] Known as one of the National Football League’s top wide receivers, Terrell Owens has made his mark in football history, not just for his talent as an athlete, but for his controversial behavior both on and off the field that gained him the label of football’s most misunderstood star. [2]
) (born on December 7, 1972) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. [1]
Terrell Owens is a flamboyant wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). [2]
Owens caught 38 passes for 724 yards and eight touchdowns during his sophomore year, and 34 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns during his junior year. [...] Two years later, he was released and signed to another large pact by the Dallas Cowboys, only to be given his unconditional release on March 4, 2009 and signed by the Bills several days later. [1]
PRO: Signed by Buffalo as a unrestricted free agent on March 7, 2009? spent the 2006 ‘ 2008 seasons with Dallas after signing with the Cowboys on March 18, 2006? released by Philadelphia on March 14, 2006? acquired by the Eagles in a three-way trade with Baltimore and San Francisco on March 16, 2003? originally entered the NFL as a third-round (98th overall) draft choice by the 49ers in 1996. [5]
DESPITE HIS complaints about not getting the ball enough, Jerry Rice not only is tied for fourth in the NFL in receptions but, according to Niners statistics, is also the most frequent target of San Francisco passes. [4]
Sources:
[1] Terrell Owens - Wikipedia
[2] Terrell Owens: Biography from Answers.com
[3] Terrell Owens Official Website
[4] Move over, Jerry Rice! Wideouts Terrell Owens (left) and …
[5] Terrell Owens - Buffalo Bills