Apparently the Philadelphia Eagles are taking legal action against their former star receiver Terrell Owens.
The suit for nearly $770,000 was filed in U.S. District Court on Monday. Owens lost in arbitration earlier this year, a ruling calling him to repay $1.7 million in bonuses the team paid him when he played in Philadelphia in 2004 and ‘05.
Neither the team nor Owens’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, returned phone calls from The Associated Press seeking comment.
The Eagles suspended Owens for conduct detrimental to the team midway through 2005, one year after he helped them get to the Super Bowl. Owens lost $965,000 in salary from the final five games of 2005 after the team withheld game checks.
He was released after that season and the Eagles now are trying to get back the remaining sum: $769,117.
Owens subsequently signed with the Dallas Cowboys for $25 million over three years.
Info taken from ESPN.com
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May 26th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I agree that T.O. can be a a little too much at sometimes but at the end of the day it comes down to his performance. One year he helps to get them to the Superbowl, and his behavior is fine…. but the next year he gets fined. Just be consistent.
T.O. has always been T.O. I don’t think anything has changed.