Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens might have a bone to pick with Tom Brady.
When appearing on “The Bubba Dub Show,” Owens claimed he felt disrespected by Brady for not responding to his offer to join him in Tampa Bay late in the 2021 season.
Owens was looking for a chance to play in the NFL again, and an opportunity seemed to have presented itself after Antonio Brown’s meltdown at MetLife Stadium during the Buccaneers and New York Jets game. Brown was cut from the team after that incident, and Owens was hoping for an opportunity to help fill the void for the Buccaneers.
He was 48 years old at the time and had been out of the NFL since 2010, when he last played with the Cincinnati Bengals.
“Tom Brady ignored me, bro,” Owens said. “…I reached out to him through Randy [Moss] and a couple of other people just to come in and play third down and red zone situations. You know this dude really ignored me, bro?
“It just shows you the lack of respect, and then when they get in front of you, they want to act like they respect you. Me, I’m a Hall of Famer. You’ve seen what I’ve done on the football field. But it just goes to show how arrogance comes into play.”
Owens played organized football recently, as a member of the Zappers in Fan Controlled Football. It was clear that he did still have something left in the tank.
Yet, playing in the NFL at almost 50 years old would have been a tough task. If nothing else, you have to admire his confidence.
