Denver Post: T.O., Denver's duo go toe-to-toe, again
By The Associated Press
Irving, Texas - Once Terrell Owens got to practice Thursday morning, it didn't take long before the Dallas Cowboys receiver was again going head-to-head in drills against Champ Bailey and Dré Bly.
The Cowboys and Broncos practiced against each other four times in two days. In three of the sessions, T.O. got to work against the cornerback duo of Bailey, a seven-time Pro Bowl player, and the talkative Bly.
"I love it. He's one of the best in the game, and you don't get to see that every day," Bailey said Thursday. "Why not take advantage of that opportunity to go against one of the best?"
Owens was about 20 minutes late getting on the field for the morning practice and was on the field but not in pads for the afternoon session - when the 33-year-old receiver got a break, as did Bailey.
"He's had three good practices. We didn't want to push him," owner Jerry Jones said of Owens. "Save him for the Giants" in the Sept. 9 season opener.
Coach Wade Phillips held Owens out of three straight practices at camp so Owens could rest his sore legs and hamstring, and the receiver missed three other practices because of back spasms. Owens said he has no health issues now.
When asked about his tardiness in the morning, Owens said, "That's cool. (Phillips) already addressed it, so there's no need for me to address it."
Phillips actually didn't confirm that Owens was late.
"We had a player late for practice, and it's been handled," Phillips said, without mentioning Owens' name or elaborating.
On the field, Owens chatted quite a bit with Bailey and Bly during the sessions they worked together. At the end of one play, Owens stopped before going back to the huddle and directed a few verbal jabs toward Bly. While it wasn't clear what Owens was saying, Bailey said there really wasn't any trash talk.
"No, he's pretty cool. People get this perception about him in the media, but he's a real cool guy," Bailey said.
Within minutes after stretching, T.O. was taking part in passing drills. He made an easy catch after cutting in front of Bailey, and beat the Pro Bowler another time for a touchdown - leaving Bailey to shake his head after the play.
Owens didn't have as much success against Bly, who appeared to get extra snaps by going against T.O. as much as possible. One pass was thrown behind Owens, and the receiver cut off another deep route when he was unable to shake the defender.
Irving, Texas - Once Terrell Owens got to practice Thursday morning, it didn't take long before the Dallas Cowboys receiver was again going head-to-head in drills against Champ Bailey and Dré Bly.
The Cowboys and Broncos practiced against each other four times in two days. In three of the sessions, T.O. got to work against the cornerback duo of Bailey, a seven-time Pro Bowl player, and the talkative Bly.
"I love it. He's one of the best in the game, and you don't get to see that every day," Bailey said Thursday. "Why not take advantage of that opportunity to go against one of the best?"
Owens was about 20 minutes late getting on the field for the morning practice and was on the field but not in pads for the afternoon session - when the 33-year-old receiver got a break, as did Bailey.
"He's had three good practices. We didn't want to push him," owner Jerry Jones said of Owens. "Save him for the Giants" in the Sept. 9 season opener.
Coach Wade Phillips held Owens out of three straight practices at camp so Owens could rest his sore legs and hamstring, and the receiver missed three other practices because of back spasms. Owens said he has no health issues now.
When asked about his tardiness in the morning, Owens said, "That's cool. (Phillips) already addressed it, so there's no need for me to address it."
Phillips actually didn't confirm that Owens was late.
"We had a player late for practice, and it's been handled," Phillips said, without mentioning Owens' name or elaborating.
On the field, Owens chatted quite a bit with Bailey and Bly during the sessions they worked together. At the end of one play, Owens stopped before going back to the huddle and directed a few verbal jabs toward Bly. While it wasn't clear what Owens was saying, Bailey said there really wasn't any trash talk.
"No, he's pretty cool. People get this perception about him in the media, but he's a real cool guy," Bailey said.
Within minutes after stretching, T.O. was taking part in passing drills. He made an easy catch after cutting in front of Bailey, and beat the Pro Bowler another time for a touchdown - leaving Bailey to shake his head after the play.
Owens didn't have as much success against Bly, who appeared to get extra snaps by going against T.O. as much as possible. One pass was thrown behind Owens, and the receiver cut off another deep route when he was unable to shake the defender.
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