"He feels shocked and totally betrayed."That's ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, describing Owens' reaction to being tossed under the bus by the Dallas Cowboys.
Owens would feel that way. No doubt he feels shocked and totally betrayed if a waitress puts too much cream in his coffee.
Owens is a locker room's worst nightmare and a killer of quarterbacks. When Parcells was head coach, the two barely spoke. As for QBs, if Garcia and McNabb couldn't stand him, it shouldn't be a surprise to see that Romo couldn't either. Add Owens' baby ways to the Cowboys' signing of Roy Williams last year for over $50 million, and the writing was on the wall.
How badly did the Cowboys want Owens out of town? Try this: last year they paid him a $12 million signing bonus as part of a deal worth $34 million for four years. By releasing him, ESPN says the Cowboys will now take a $9 million hit on the salary cap.
No one's sure where Owens will end up next. Jim Rome floated the Raiders' name on the air, but then said even Al Davis wouldn't want T.O. near his quarterback. I wouldn't be bold enough to put anything past Davis, but we'll see.
One thing's certain: guys like this always get another job worth big money. Not long ago, Sean Avery was vilified in the NHL. People were talking about his career going in the toilet and that he might have to play in Europe. That was three months ago. Now he's playing for the New York Rangers.
We'll see T.O. in the fall, where he can get started poisoning another desperate team's locker room.
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