Terrell Owens is stirring up all kinds of media coverage with fast 40-yard dash times and quotes about a comeback. Would it be worth it for the Chiefs?
Even if we take it seriously, we know it’s not all about taking it seriously.
The idea of Terrell Owens coming back to the NFL for another year, or even to attempt to play for any length of time, is an obvious media ploy. As Owens prepares for this year’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony (or doesn’t, depending on what he decides to do), the former NFL wide receiver has been creating headlines of all kinds in recent days.
Owens has been hanging out with Julio Jones, running the 40-yard dash to see how fast he still is, drawing interest from the Edmonton Eskimos, refusing to participate in the NFL’s highest honor, grabbing himself a Madden cover and talking about an NFL comeback all in the last few months. It sounds like someone angling for a reality television deal. But what if T.O. was serious about that last point?
When he was asked recently about making an NFL comeback, Owens shifted the conversation to the Kansas City Chiefs and specifically Andy Reid. Owens had clearly been paying attention to the Chiefs enough to know that another dependable receiver would have paid dividends in the playoffs against the Titans once Travis Kelce went down.
It’s easy to chalk that up to T.O. being T.O., as meaningless sound bytes from a TV show. But just a year ago, we also learned that Owens had tried to become a member of the Chiefs before, and apparently John Dorsey wasn’t interested in bringing him in. In those years when Dwayne Bowe was WR1, bringing in Owens might not have been such a bad call.
So what about now? Well it’s a serious stretch. Owens is a Hall of Famer who hasn’t played in several years. He’s a media circus of a distraction for a young, developing offense. He’d also be potentially joining a very crowded wide receiver room for the Chiefs.
Then again, take a closer look at this:
T.O. still got the WHEELS 🔥🔥🔥 @juliojones_11 (via @terrellowens) https://t.co/FDA0srjlWb
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) June 18, 2018
Owens made the Hall for a good reason: he was a mismatch against anyone and everyone. If he can still run at that clip and has the passion and the skill set to be an asset instead of a liability, is it not worth a look? Andy Reid has always had the magic touch, and Owens is now older and wiser and could even serve as an on-field coach for a wide receiver group in which Chris Conley is the elder.
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Is this silly? Is there any merit to this? Would you be interested as a Chiefs fan in seeing Terrell Owens in training camp? Distraction or worth a shot? We’d love to hear your input.