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The only football for T.O. is on T.V.
By Jeremy Harness November 23, 2005 |
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The arbitrator in the Terrell Owens case has ruled last Wednesday morning, that Owens will sit out for the rest of the season. Owens who was suspended on November 5th by the Philadelphia Eagles for comments he made against Eagles quarterback Donavon McNabb and for fighting with former teammate Hugh Douglas among other things. Bloch ruled Wednesday that the suspension was justified and that the Eagles "were within their rights" to suspend and de-activate the Eagle wide out for behavior "due to the nature of his conduct and it's destructive and continuing threat to the team." said Bloch's reasoning for the ruling." "We are pleased that the arbitrator has upheld the right of a club to suspend a player for conduct detrimental to the club." said Harold Henderson the Head of the NFL Labor Relations. Owens wanted to return to the Eagles or be released he will get neither and will stay suspended as he is about to miss his third game and after missing his fourth he will start the de-activation part of the process and will sit out for the next four finishing the season. The Eagles are 0-3 without Owens and are 4-6 with him. The Eagles are in last place in the NFC East. Owens still remains property of the Eagles and will be paid $1 million for the final four games of the season, and will loose upwards to $800,000 for missing the four games of the suspension. The Eagles were not happy about Owens agent Drew Rosenhaus who was pushy and over aggressive in negotiating with the Eagles management and the way he handled Owens affairs during and after he was suspended from the team. The Eagles prepared a written statement saying, "We appreciate the careful consideration from the arbitrator, Richard Bloch, to present all of our arguments in the grievance. We are thankful for his respect and understanding of the importance of the particular issues at hand from this point, we look forward to moving on with preparations for Sunday's game versus Green Bay and will have no further comment on this issue." Owens will be de-activated not only for the last four games of the regular season but also will serve deactivation until March 2006 when the Eagles camp starts again. Owens missed half of last season when he had an ankle fracture and returned for the Super Bowl. It would be safe to assume the team will release Owens after the season is completed and that Owens will be able to search for a new home with a new team. Jeremy Harness covers the NFL and Monday Night Football each week and co-hosts Sportstalk on 1430 KVVN San Jose and 1110 KLIB Sacramento. |
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