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Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens spent three seasons of his 16-year Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Cowboys.
Although 16 seasons have passed since Owens played in the league, his time with the franchise known as “America’s Team” remains memorable. Owens first played for the Cowboys in 2006 before abruptly leaving after the 2008 campaign.
This week, Owens briefly revisited his time wearing “The Star” on his helmet, but he made it clear that the team hasn’t been ahead of him in a while. “I don’t care about cowboys,” Owens told the Action Network.
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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas on November 27, 2008. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
Owens then suggested that the less-than-harmonious feelings are mutual, saying, “The Cowboys haven’t cared about me since I left there. That’s about Jerry Jones or anybody really from that organization. . . . The way things ended up there with the Cowboys, I couldn’t care less. I have nothing to say about them.”
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Owens signed a three-year deal with the Cowboys in 2006 and was awarded a three-year contract extension in 2008. Around the time of his release in March 2009, reports indicated that he had become a source of tension inside the Cowboys’ locker room.
He was cut about two months after Dallas finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs. Dallas struggled offensively at times that season, though Owens still racked up 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns. Those were considered productive numbers by any standard, but they also marked his lowest totals in three seasons with the Cowboys.
Owens’ connection with then-offensive coordinator Jason Garrett was also scrutinized during his time with the team.
Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett talks with Terrell Owens during a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas on November 23, 2008. (Getty Images)
Owens joined the Buffalo Bills after parting ways with the Cowboys. Despite snapping his streak of three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons during his lone year in Western New York, Owens praised Buffalo, describing it as a rare NFL market that still embraces him years after he left.
“The Buffalo Bills have been very gracious in inviting me out and involving me in some of their community initiatives,” Owens said. “I went there for a few games and for Thurman Thomas’ jersey retirement.”
Former wide receiver Terrell Owens gestures to the crowd before the game between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York on December 6, 2021. (Rich Barnes/USA TODAY Sports)
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Owens appeared in 14 games with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2010, marking his final NFL season. He was a five-time All-Pro selection and six-time Pro Bowler during his outstanding career.
He skipped the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies in Canton, Ohio, in 2018, opting instead to hold his own ceremony at his alma mater, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
