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Sources: Cowboys to talk about releasing T.O.
Sources: Cowboys to talk about releasing T.O.
Sources say the Cowboys might consider releasing Terrell Owens.
The Cowboys Keep Being The Cowboys
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Done In Dallas, The Terrell Owens Story
Done In Dallas, The Terrell Owens Story
rootzoo.com — Recently the Cowboys have discussed releasing star wide-receiver Terrell Owens to improve team chemistry. Jerry Jones has taken risks on a number of troubled athletes, but will Jones finally pull the plug? (more) Done In Dallas, The Terrell Owens Story
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  • BlackSportsOnline BlackSportsOnline
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    If you actually read the story it states clearly they have not even discussed it, but ESPN is reporting it as if they have talked about it.  Only the "unnamed" Cowboys source is talking about it. 

     Are you kidding me?  What type of journalist are we dealing with here?

    Posted 1/15/2009 respond (flag)
    • MoonDogLeft MoonDogLeft
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      Awfully expensive to send T.O. down the road. He'd count somewhere in the neighborhood of $9.5 million against the cap.
      Posted 1/15/2009 respond (flag)
    • PrepChamps PrepChamps
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      My thoughts EXACTLY. Who are these supposed "sources" - must be a slow news day and they're just tryin to stir up some controversy.
      Posted 1/15/2009 respond (flag)
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Owens Could Be Gone From Dallas, Saying Hello To New England Soon
Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball — Dallas had a fallout that was pretty bad, and when things go bad in Dallas, Jerry Jones pulls the plugs on players he feels are responsible. First example, Pacman Jones, who was released last week. Tank Johnson is rumored to be on his way out the door, and after that? Well, it could be everyone’s favorite mouthy receiver, T.O. From an anonymous source within the Cowboys: “I think we all know that chemistry is the problem with this team more than the schemes or anything else,” a Cowboys source said. ...

Report: T.O. could be out in Dallas
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... ' future, according to team and league sources who spoke with ESPN's Ed Werder. Owner Jerry Jones has pointed to the negative impact that Owens' release would have on the club's salary cap as a major reason for keeping the receiver around. But it sounds like others at Valley Ranch, namely his son Stephen, are trying to convince Jones that releasing T.O. would be worth the financial risks. ...

REPORT (AGAIN): OWENS ON THE OUTS?
ProFootballTalk.com — ... given all the hype regarding ESPN’s report on ESPN’s report about a matter that previously had been reported resulted in Pacman’s release, the thing has been dusted off and gussied up and presented as a brand-new news item. Here’s the lead sentence from Werder’s “new” report:  “Improving locker room chemistry will be the highest priority for the Dallas Cowboys this offseason and that will force serious discussions between Wade Phillips’ coaching staff and owner Jerry Jones about whether to release controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens , according to team and league ...

Breakfast links for 1/15/09
SmackCaster SmackBlog — Dallas Cowboys to consider releasing T.O. Georgia Tech lands stud recruit Derrick Favors. Yellow Jackets are having a recruiting year to remember. Ed Podolak retires as Iowa radio voice. Wonder if it had anything to do with this internet fiasco before the bowl game. Does anyone wonder if Eric Mangini regrets giving his son Brett as a middle name? American Idol sues Stripper Idol ...

The Morning After: January 15, 2009
Sparty and Friends — ... to welcome Plax back to the locker room just yet while, in the meantime, Ed Werder and his mustache are reporting that sources say TO may be released by the ‘Boys. ...

Thursday (Name changes, T.O., Plaxico and Kobe) edition: Wha’ Happened?
Randball — ... : “Coincidentally, Stahl is German for steel.” At least for a few days, that man will be Luke Steelersteel. *Separate reports indicate troubled wide receivers Terrell Owens and ...

Dallas Will Soon Consider Life Without T.O.
The Sporting Blog — In what is likely a shock to no one, except maybe Jerry Jones himself, sources from within the Cowboys organization are hinting at a possible release of Terrell Owens: ...

Ed Werder Continues To Disrupt The Fragile Dynamic Of The Cowboys [Dallas Cowboys]
Deadspin — ... ) when he reported a rift between most of the Cowboys' playmakers in early December. Now, Werder's saying (again) that T.O. might get cut. ...

Football Today -- Pennsylvania governor offers to send National Guard troops to Super Bowl site
Projo Pats Blog — ... yesterday in his dispute with a car dealer over a car that Burress borrowed and that was later seized by New York City police (projo.com). SO LONG, T.O.? Speaking of talented receivers who might be more trouble than they're worth, Terrell Owens' days in Dallas might be numbered , if you believe the latest Cowboys report from Ed Werder of ESPN. But the Dallas Morning News notes that one downside to cutting Owens (in addition to what he brings on the field) is the fact that ...

The T.O. Chronicles: Smoke = Fire?
Blogging The Boys — ... If I haven't lost you already, and I'm sure some of the T.O. faithful are steaming right now, I'm sure this next sentence will cause a mass-defection. According to a story on ESPN by Ed Werder...aiyeee, there goes everybody over the side of the boat...everyone from the janitor to Stephen Jones is trying to convince Jerry Jones that T.O. must go. ...

The Glorious, Ongoing Disintegration of the Dallas Cowboys
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — ... I've missed a few other things that happened between then and now, but I'm also sure that most of you reading this will be more than happy to supply those items later on in the Comments section. None of it will likely compare to this latest bit of news, which involves Terrell Owens (quelle surprise). After once again wearing out his welcome on a championship-caliber team -- so much so that Cris Carter thinks the man should be gunned down -- the upper echelon is debating whether or not to release the officially aging wide receiver Fortunately for ...

Cowboys to release Terrell Owens?
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — ... According to Ed Werder of ESPN.com - who must have a little cot set up at Valley Ranch – the Cowboys are considering releasing receiver Terrell Owens so that the team will have better chemistry in the locker room next season. ...

T.O. nobody loves me
Bleeding Green NationT.O. nobody loves me You can't help but enjoy any story that means T.O. might be out of a job. No doubt if released someone will sign this clown but who cares at this point he is a joke.

Hiding in Plain Sight? On the Garrett/T.O. Churn
Blogging The Boys — ... you wish for.  Garrett, if the rumors of the week are to be believed, has put a T.O.-or-me ultimatum on the table: The potential of the Cowboys losing Garrett to another team could accelerate the timetable for a decision about Owens. They had expected not to face a deadline until his $3 million roster bonus is due June 3. But that changes if Garrett finds himself in a position to leave the Cowboys and makes Owens' departure a condition of his remaining. ESPN -- "Sources:  Dallas May Release Owens," Jan. 14th ...

T.O., A.J. AND THE LAST EMPEROR
Zoner Sports — ... Once they traded for Roy Williams, I figured this was on the way: Cowboys May Release Terrell Owens. How interesting would it be if the Bears signed him and added another top tier WR like T.J. Houshmandzadeh? Add Hester, Olsen, Forte and a new LT in Chris Williams and that would be the most exciting Bears offense maybe ever. ...

How do you solve a problem like TO?
Uwe Blog — ... Now, there several ways to look at this: Either there is a legitimate leak that has the ear of reporters including ESPN's Ed Werder or Chris Mortensen (if you listen to Cowboys writer Mickey Spagnola on The Ticket, he suggests without saying it that those guys are making shit up, which is ridiculous). Or the Cowboys are simply leaking all of this and keeping it secret. My theory fits with the latter. I think the "source" within the organization is either/or/both Jerry Jones-Stephen Jones. It came out recently that Stephen Jones wants TO out and will need to convince dear ol' dad ...

Terrell Owens To The Bears Makes Sense, But Then It Really Doesn’t
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog — ... BUT ANYWAY, reports are saying the Cowboys might release Terrell Owens, because Terrell Owens is being Terrell Owens. That is, he’s become too much of a pain to work with, and the Cowboys are looking to improve team chemistry. This should come as a shock to no one at this point in Owens’ career; he’s got a reputation of being a “cancer” or whatever type of term you want to throw around to describe a guy that has never seemed too interested in the concept of keeping his mouth shut and playing the game. ...

As the Cowboys Turn: A T.O. Video Retrospective
LEEInks — ... In a shocking development, the combination of Terrell Owens, Drew Rosenhaus and the Dallas Cowboys has again created a firestorm of controversy. ESPN reported that the Cowboys are fed up with T.O., and are contemplating his release. ...

Might As Well Call T.O. .. Terrell "Scapegoat" Owens
Robert Littal Presents The Infamous BlackSportsOnline — ... but I'm sure it will and real hard." So lets think about this logically. It hasn't been discussed yet, but the headline states that Dallas may release him, but if it hasn't been discussed yet, how would the source know? Isn't it more likely the source just has opinion on what he thinks will happen as oppose to any hard core facts? Why didn't Ed Werder try to contact Jerry or Stephen Jones? I think we know the answer to that Here a link to the entire article here: If you read it, it sounds like someone in the Cowboys organization giving an ...

Lil Wayne writes like a child
Sixty Feet, Six Inches — ... I like Larry Fitzgerald a lot. He's not the best receiver in the NFL—that would be Steve Smith or Terrell Owens—but he's the best receiver in the Super Bowl. And if Warner has any time to throw to him, it's over.Terrell Owens? Really? The Cowboys almost released him. Dwayne is insane in the brain. Hey, I could be a rapper too!  ...

Cowboys' owner defends one-voice approach
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... . Last month, he ordered everyone at Valley Ranch to stand down when it came to "independently" speaking to the media. And on Saturday, he decided to take dead aim at some of the "misinformation" that leaked last month -- namely an Ed Werder report that cited two sources saying that Stephen Jones was preparing to recommend to his father that wide receiver ...

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