Ex-NFL Players May Sue T.O. for Defamation of Character

Look at me! Look at me! I am a selfish bastard whose is using the success of my teammates to promote myself at their expense. Terrill Owens is not only degrading his teammates rubbing their noses in his image he is degrading the great history of the Philladelphia Eagles. Owens is degrading the memories of the wonderful performances of warriors like Chuck Bednarick, Tommy McDonald, Pete Retzlaff, Norm VanBrocklin, Sonny Jurgenson, Clearance Peaks, Tim Brown, Bobby Walston all of them better football players than Terrill Owens. All of them team players. Tough unrelenting competitors. They should sue Owens for defamation of character, no, all ex-NFL players should sue Owens and The Viking's Randy Moss for defamation of character.

As a Patriot defensive back playing against Owens I would roll block him down on his first deep pattern, making sure I got his injured leg. Before that I would run ten yards and helmet to helmet him just before the ball is snapped as I have done to receivers like Redskins Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell and Cowboy (Olympic Sprint Champion)Bullet Bob Hayes. At the beginning of the game the penalty is usually worth it. Pulling Owens down from behind on the first running play as the Dallas linebacker did when he injured Owens, should be the job of a Patriots defensive end or linebacker and would be a fitting tactic. The Patriots should see how well Owens is running and cutting, if he is at all dangerous then they should take a penalty or two, if they have to, but give him what he deserves and get rid of him early on. Although getting his attention can be very affective. Redskin's Great Bobby Mitchell told the press after one game, "It isn't right Parrish and (Don)Fleming didn't care if they won or not all they wanted to do was hurt me." Bobby was very close to being right, but we did win that game if I am recalling the outcome correctly.

Owens has been playing the media like a piano. The attention given him by the media during these weeks before the Superbowl is a distraction that the other players Patriots or Eagles don't deserve. The Eagles defense play as an unselfish team unit with great effort and talent, they seem to ignore Owens antics. The Patriots have also virtually ignored him. Coach Bellichick said they have assumed he will play and that is the appropriate way to handle a Hot Dog like Owens. But down deep the competitor, the warrior in you doesn't want Owens to walk away unscathed after he spit in your direction. The Eagles should bring back cornerback Ben Scotty from the '60's to be Owens roommate.

Owens and the Vikings Randy Moss are young punks standing on our shoulders, they have no right to degrade what we built. Donnivan McNabs mother should take a board to Owens and Moss's butts at the very least. Neither Owens nor Moss could have played in the '60's and survived.