Terrell Owens on Buffalo: 'Ummmmmm'

Terrell Owens' signing with the Buffalo Bills was a bigger shock than when the Dallas Cowboys released him. Buffalo, with all the charm of a typical small-market team, simply did not seem like the franchise that would go out on a limb to ink the controversial wideout.

But it did. And Owens recently did his first interview with a Buffalo-area radio station, appearing on the Shredd and Ragan show (.mp3), via SportsRadioInterviews.com, where he was asked about how excited he was to head to the Bills. His response? A fantastically awkward pause.

Ragan:Tell us a little bit about when your agent asked you about Buffalo ... what did you think?

[really awkward three-second pause]

Owens: "Ummmmmmmm ..."

[even more awkward four-second pause]

"What did I think when he said Buffalo?"

Ragan: "Um, hm."

Owens: "Well at that point in time it was, uh, ju ... I had prev ... I was just going up there to have a meeting. And I thought that was just going to be the start of the process of me finding a team."

Owens then goes on to say/imply that his trip was so much fun that he couldn't think of going anywhere else but Buffalo. And for the most part, he does seem to be fairly calm about heading to the Bills.

But when a professional football player -- particularly one who's managed by Drew Rosenhaus -- isn't properly coached up for the beginning of the interview and a fairly obvious first question, well, something is awry.

Namely, the fact that this situation reeks of the following chain of events: Owens and Rosenhaus go to Buffalo, get high-balled by the Bills, and recognize that there wasn't a chance in hell they were getting more money anywhere else. In other words, it happened so fast that Owens didn't even really have time to properly prepare.

Of course, it appears as if the Bills are catering to his every need anyway: he never even had to ask James Hardy for the No. 81 jersey he'll be sporting on the field, Owens just showed up and the Bills had, one way or another, gotten Hardy to give up his digits. Needless to say, it should be a fun season in Buffalo.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

3-12-2009 @ 8:30AM

awarmheartedguy said...

Thank God the Cowboys got rid of that ball dropping, jaw jacking, loser. Sorry Buffalo looks like a destruction is about to take place in your town. When he opens his mouth you will see just how destructive he can and will be to an otherwise talented team.

3-13-2009 @ 4:02AM

hatrick said...

It's a shame that the Cowgirls didn't jettison the real problem-Romo, talk about a major choke-artist. Good luck Cowgirl fans without a true elite pro football player, not an imposter like Romo...losers!

3-12-2009 @ 12:48PM

yamahawatercraft said...

why would any team want to sign this looser is betond me. he has proven he is a cancer to any and all teams he has played on . I given him credit he is a talented player no doubt about that but he just can't keep his mouth in check and his me , me , me , attitude out of the media and locker room and on feild. It is too bad cause he could probaly get the record for the most TD's

Buffalo Bill's fan's get ready for a crazy season.

3-12-2009 @ 2:46PM

druantiat said...

Hahaha! Did someone say "karma?" T.O. is about to feel the consequences for all of the disruption he brought to the San Francisco 49ers, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. Payback's a bitch, isn't it, T.O.?

3-12-2009 @ 5:05PM

peggy said...

All I can say is...Thank GOD he didn't go to Pittsburgh!!!!

3-12-2009 @ 5:54PM

En4cer said...

I personally can not wait to see TO play in bitter cold and the beautiful snow(ha ha ha). Should be a wonderful sight. Enjoy all you NFL fans.

3-12-2009 @ 7:42PM

Pimp Daddy said...

awarmheartedguy said...
Thank God the Cowboys got rid of that ball dropping, jaw jacking, loser. yamahawatercraft said...
why would any team want to sign this looser is betond me.
I like to know what makes him a loser. He perform every year in Dallas with 3587 in yards and 38 TD in the 3 years in Dallas.Noe thats at least 1100yds and 13TD a year.The team had 29 fumbles with -11 turnover ratio which rank 30 out of 32 teams and 119 pen. for 952 pen.yds.Thats 2nd in the league.Now I might be wrong but that seems to be the problem in Dallas not T.O. Y'all need to start watching football and stop watching ESPN so Y'all will know whats what.

3-13-2009 @ 4:08AM

calikid said...

Texans don't know squat except horses and steers, wonder why they're so stupid at understanding football? There's only one true America's Team: Pittsburgh 6x World Champs!

3-13-2009 @ 3:17PM

tbash9459 said...

okay you may have won six, but we have been there more than you.still america's team.if jimmy stuck around we would have six way before you, but we don't.it would have been cool to play you guys in the super bowl for the six.congragulations.go cowboys

3-13-2009 @ 9:49PM

Tariq said...

The evil empire is coming back. Just like the yankees in baseball, the cowboys are the evil empire of football.

3-13-2009 @ 11:06PM

nabpdcop said...

Hey Hatass,
When the the ball is thrown to a receiver, he has to catch it, get the drift. So glad that cancer is gone. Now I can burn the jersey......lolololololol

3-16-2009 @ 8:00PM

CQLI`` said...

Burn your Romo jersey as well, if that's how you choose to judge T.O. I guess Dallas is loaded with choke-artists, so release them all because at the end of the day stats don't mean squat uless you can WIN! Go Big Ben and the "Steel Curtain".

3-14-2009 @ 6:38PM

carlosaggin said...

I cant understand how Dallas fans cant remember they havent won a playoff game in 13 years, how they dont remember how Romo kept them out the last three choking seasons. I understand they had problems but its the NFL. It is more in the pudding than you all put on. Next season I guess it will be Roy Williams fault that you will watch another team in the Superbowl. Yea because Garrett will still be calling the same old TE first plays he did last season. You will miss T.O. next season I promise, because even in bad games he would stand out on the field. Ive never seen any one double Jason Whitten. You better hope Felix Jones can Play RB,RC,and Linebacker. When you score 24 points or more each game u should win so I guess thats T.O. fault also. Though you all will never admit it yall need T.O. I'm out. Gripp