Dallas Cowboys: Inside Slant
USATODAY: Inside Slant
Posted 3/20/2006 12:12 PM
Brace yourself, because Terrell Owens in on his way to Dallas. He received a three-year deal that could be worth as much as $25 million.
What started as speculation during the season when Owens was suspended by the Eagles has become a reality. Dallas had long been rumored the most likely team to take a chance on Owens, especially with the possibility of this being coach Bill Parcells' final year.
And the Cowboys have taken a costly gamble, giving Owens a contract that will pay him a total of $10 million next season between base pay and signing bonus.
"I think you have risk in every player that you sign," owner Jerry Jones said. "I wouldn't call this a high-risk move. Not at all."
The release of Keyshawn Johnson set the stage for Owens' arrival in Dallas. Sure, the Cowboys didn't want to pay Johnson a $1 million signing bonus and they didn't want to give him a contract extension and a raise.
But this move was more about opening the door for Owens than rejecting Johnson. The way things were set up Dallas before Owens' signing — with Terry Glenn and a second-year players Patrick Crayton and Terrance Copper as the only receivers on the roster — the Cowboys had to get Owens.
"I couldn't be more excited about getting here and being apart of this franchise," said Owens. "I'm not really interested in looking back to the past. I've made some mistakes. I know that. But it starts today. You can't ever move forward if you keep bringing up the past."
Posted 3/20/2006 12:12 PM
Brace yourself, because Terrell Owens in on his way to Dallas. He received a three-year deal that could be worth as much as $25 million.
What started as speculation during the season when Owens was suspended by the Eagles has become a reality. Dallas had long been rumored the most likely team to take a chance on Owens, especially with the possibility of this being coach Bill Parcells' final year.
And the Cowboys have taken a costly gamble, giving Owens a contract that will pay him a total of $10 million next season between base pay and signing bonus.
"I think you have risk in every player that you sign," owner Jerry Jones said. "I wouldn't call this a high-risk move. Not at all."
The release of Keyshawn Johnson set the stage for Owens' arrival in Dallas. Sure, the Cowboys didn't want to pay Johnson a $1 million signing bonus and they didn't want to give him a contract extension and a raise.
But this move was more about opening the door for Owens than rejecting Johnson. The way things were set up Dallas before Owens' signing — with Terry Glenn and a second-year players Patrick Crayton and Terrance Copper as the only receivers on the roster — the Cowboys had to get Owens.
"I couldn't be more excited about getting here and being apart of this franchise," said Owens. "I'm not really interested in looking back to the past. I've made some mistakes. I know that. But it starts today. You can't ever move forward if you keep bringing up the past."
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