COWBOYS RELEASE K.JOHNSON, Could make get Owens
March 14, 2006
By SportsTicker
IRVING, Texas (Ticker) - Maybe Jerry Jones will make a run at Terrell Owens.
Minutes after the Philadelphia Eagles terminated the contract of Owens, the Dallas Cowboys released wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson.
Owens is regarded to be perhaps the NFL's best receiver, but his petulant behavior caused the Eagles to suspend him last season for conduct detrimental to the team.
Jones, the Cowboys' owner, may be interested in signing Owens and his release of Johnson on Tuesday will only add fuel to that speculation.
A 10-year veteran, Johnson spent the last two seasons with the Cowboys and had a team-leading 71 receptions for 839 yards and six touchdowns in 2005.
A big target and more of a possession receiver than a downfield threat, Johnson, 33, was eighth in the NFL with 25 third-down receptions last season.
"Keyshawn is one of a handful of the top competitors that have ever played for the Dallas Cowboys," Jones said. "The more he was a part of our team, the more we appreciated him as a player."
Currently 20th in NFL history with 744 catches, Johnson has caught a pass in all 151 games of his career, good for the second longest active streak in the league behind Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts with 155.
Owens makes plays over the middle and is also a downfield threat. Owens' days in Philadelphia essentially ended when he was suspended last season for conduct detrimental to the team.
Owens was in the second year of a seven-year, $48.97 million contract in 2005, but became a major distraction to the Eagles after he hired agent Drew Rosenhaus to renegotiate the deal.
Along with verbally attacking quarterback Donovan McNabb on three occasions and criticizing the organization, Owens also was involved in a locker room fight with Hugh Douglas, the team's community relations director, and was kicked out of training camp for a week for disruptive behavior.
Owens had 47 catches for 763 yards and six touchdowns in seven games last season before being banished.
In 2004, Owens had 77 catches for 1,200 yards and a franchise-record 14 receiving touchdowns before severely injuring his ankle in a game against Dallas. After missing the final two regular-season games and two playoff games, he made a courageous return and had nine catches for 122 yards in a 24-21 loss to New England in Super Bowl XXXIX.
By SportsTicker
IRVING, Texas (Ticker) - Maybe Jerry Jones will make a run at Terrell Owens.
Minutes after the Philadelphia Eagles terminated the contract of Owens, the Dallas Cowboys released wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson.
Owens is regarded to be perhaps the NFL's best receiver, but his petulant behavior caused the Eagles to suspend him last season for conduct detrimental to the team.
Jones, the Cowboys' owner, may be interested in signing Owens and his release of Johnson on Tuesday will only add fuel to that speculation.
A 10-year veteran, Johnson spent the last two seasons with the Cowboys and had a team-leading 71 receptions for 839 yards and six touchdowns in 2005.
A big target and more of a possession receiver than a downfield threat, Johnson, 33, was eighth in the NFL with 25 third-down receptions last season.
"Keyshawn is one of a handful of the top competitors that have ever played for the Dallas Cowboys," Jones said. "The more he was a part of our team, the more we appreciated him as a player."
Currently 20th in NFL history with 744 catches, Johnson has caught a pass in all 151 games of his career, good for the second longest active streak in the league behind Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts with 155.
Owens makes plays over the middle and is also a downfield threat. Owens' days in Philadelphia essentially ended when he was suspended last season for conduct detrimental to the team.
Owens was in the second year of a seven-year, $48.97 million contract in 2005, but became a major distraction to the Eagles after he hired agent Drew Rosenhaus to renegotiate the deal.
Along with verbally attacking quarterback Donovan McNabb on three occasions and criticizing the organization, Owens also was involved in a locker room fight with Hugh Douglas, the team's community relations director, and was kicked out of training camp for a week for disruptive behavior.
Owens had 47 catches for 763 yards and six touchdowns in seven games last season before being banished.
In 2004, Owens had 77 catches for 1,200 yards and a franchise-record 14 receiving touchdowns before severely injuring his ankle in a game against Dallas. After missing the final two regular-season games and two playoff games, he made a courageous return and had nine catches for 122 yards in a 24-21 loss to New England in Super Bowl XXXIX.
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