Hooper Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3433973 On the same day the Dallas Cowboys announced that wide receiver Terrell Owens had agreed to a contract extension with $13 million in guaranteed money, Owens was in New York meeting with NFL officials after being placed in the league's "reasonable cause" testing program for performance-enhancing drugs, league, team and player sources told ESPN. Owens was placed in the program because he missed day-of telephone calls to set up random tests, the sources said. A player that misses a test can be subject to disciplinary action, but because Owens had a "plausible" explanation, league administrators decided he would not be suspended or fined. Instead, Owens can now be randomly tested for performance enhancers up to a maximum of 24 annual screenings, and these additional screenings can be required, if the NFL chooses to do so, for the remainder of his NFL career. An NFL spokesman said the league would have no comment because of the confidentiality restrictions of the program. Cowboys officials had no immediate comment. Owens' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, was unavailable for comment, but his partner and brother, Jason Rosenhaus, said: "We're not allowed to comment on anything pertaining to that topic." After receiving a letter from the NFL informing him of the action, Owens met with NFL officials on the morning of June 3 because he was in the New York area. Owens has since passed a test for performance enhancers, the sources said. The sources added that Owens has never had a positive test for any illegal substance. Owens was warned that he risks a suspension if administrators experience a similar road block as they did when they attempted to reach him two weeks ago. On one occasion, the primary phone number Owens provided was that of Drew Rosenhaus. Subsequently, the sources said, the alternate phone number Owens provided went unanswered, except for an automated message that said: "The voice mailbox for this user is full." Owens told the league that his phone had not shown any record of its missed calls. The testing program requires players to make themselves accessible and communicate their specific location when they are contacted for a test. It was late in the afternoon of June 3 when Owens and the Cowboys held a news conference at the Cowboys' headquarters at Valley Ranch to announce the receiver's new three-year, $27 million contract extension with $13 million of new guaranteed money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Eh, Owens just being Owens. I'd be genuinely surprised if he ever used an enhancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 he has no worries unless....... is estrogen a banned substance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinky Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 band substance? Like Metallica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzinator53 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 he has no worries unless.......is estrogen a band substance? That burn was worse then when Michael Vick pees. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy8467 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Seems to me like he has a pretty good excuse, and like they said, he passed the drug test when they gave it to him a little while later so it's not like he was trying to dodge it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGreenistheBest Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Ownes is a lot of things, but I don't think he's a juicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Barry Bonds never failed a drug test either. TO probably didn't have his whizzinator handy the MULTIPLE times he missed the league's phone call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jthor99 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Was I the only one (and please REMEMBER I hate TO with a passion) felt very far fetched by ESPN to actually just create some type of news? I personally read it and thought to myself..."well nothing to see her move along.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC84 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Barry Bonds never failed a drug test either.TO probably didn't have his whizzinator handy the MULTIPLE times he missed the league's phone call. Uh...Bonds did fail a test. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2727325 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyJ Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Well, at least the league has let it be known that you can "miss" the call once w/o any significant repercussions. Yeah, it probably is nothing. As poor a reputation as he has, no one ever accused him of not keeping himself in peak physical condition, not to mention that he is a physical freak amongst physical freaks. Still, would it be far-fetched for a money-grubbing attention whore like Owens (a soon-to-be 35yo WR - a geriatric in pro football terms - whose career has been predicated on being physically dominant) to start juicing? There are two main profiles for juicers in athletics - those who don't have the natural physical ability, and those who have it, but are declining due to age and want to hang on as long as possible. Does TO not fit neatly into the second category? The dude has nothing w/o football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC84 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 The dude has nothing w/o football. I guess you didn't see him on the Flava Flave tv show...:notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairRedskin Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 he has no worries unless.......is estrogen a band substance? TO did cry. Kinda like the dude with the boobs in Fight Club. You may be on to something here bubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMetal Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 He needs to be on Lithium, not 'roids. Classic mental case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Anyone care to bet that TO misses some games because of drug testing that takes place during the season? His age makes him a prime candidate for 'therapies' that cross the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Well, at least the league has let it be known that you can "miss" the call once w/o any significant repercussions. Well, he had an excuse. So unless other players are going to start letting their voice mails get full year round, I don't think it's a big deal. I guess players can start using two cell phones so they have a heads up for the next time they get tested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-bomb Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Anyone care to bet that TO misses some games because of drug testing that takes place during the season?His age makes him a prime candidate for 'therapies' that cross the line. Doubt it you are grasping for straws just like ESPN was with this report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbodiesel#44 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 TO probably didn't have his whizzinator handy the MULTIPLE times he missed the league's phone call.He had it. It had just slipped so far up his bung, he couldn't pull it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egtuna Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Anyone care to bet that TO misses some games because of drug testing that takes place during the season?His age makes him a prime candidate for 'therapies' that cross the line. I'll take that bet. I bet T.O. doesn't miss any games because of a failed drug test for the 2008 season. What're the stakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzah Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hah, I doubt he shoots up. The guy works out like a fiend and watches his nutrition like I watch TV. If he did the roids he would be even more buff and just grossly veiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 He does have the classic HGH build. One he didn't have when he was in San Fran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 "The testing program requires players to make themselves accessible and communicate their specific location when they are contacted for a test. " Yeah, it's TO and I can't stand the guy but I have a REAL problem with this Big Brother attitude the NFL has now. How would any of us like getting a phone call demanding our location and have a guy tell us to meet so-and-so at a certain address within two hours for a piss test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEK2000 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 T.O. explains 'communication problem' 5:21 PM Mon, Jun 09, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/06/to-explains-communication-problem.html Here's a statement from Terrell Owens via his publicists about being placed in the "reasonable cause" testing program. "This was a communication problem involving cell phone numbers. It was openly discussed and cleared up in a meeting that I had at the NFL Office last week. I have been in the NFL for over 12 years and have never had a positive test for substance of any kind. That includes tests that took place as recently as last month. The matter was resolved to everyone's satisfaction last Tuesday, and everyone has moved on." The big question: Can T.O. turn this into an endorsement opportunity with a cell phone company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWinzit Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 That includes tests that took place as recently as last month. The matter was resolved to everyone's satisfaction last Tuesday, and everyone has moved on."Is it normal for a player clean for 12 years to be tested twice in a month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdlives Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 This is a non-story unless and until one of three things happen. 1. TO fails a test. 2. TO fails to show for or make himself available for a test from here forward. 3. His production drops off significantly and quickly, like this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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