Owens MRI Comes Back Negative

OXNARD, CALIF. - An MRI taken Saturday showed no damage to Terrell Owens' left hamstring, but the new Dallas Cowboys receiver still isn't ready to get back on the practice field.
Owens missed his third consecutive day of work Saturday, this time sitting out an intrasquad scrimmage. He missed a morning walk-through to have the MRI.
``I'm not worried at all,'' said Owens, who has never had a hamstring problem before. ``I know it'll get well. I know my body responds very quickly to treatment.''
Owens rode a stationary bicycle so slowly that fans razzed him to pick up the pace, and he got off to do exercises with trainers. Afterward, he stayed late to work with a rookie receiver, as he's done throughout his layoff.
They spent most of their half-hour session catching passes from a pitching machine, with Owens spinning to both sides after some grabs, and twisting and lunging for others while on his knees.
Despite those potentially injury-aggravating moves, Owens insisted he's being ``smart with this thing.''
``It's frustrating not being out there,'' he said, ``but it's going to take time. I can't push it. I can't allow the pressure to put me back out there.''