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T.O. going too far? WR reportedly fined $9,500

Associated Press

IRVING, Texas -- Terrell Owens has finally pushed the Dallas Cowboys too far, drawing a $9,500 fine for missing a team meeting and a rehabilitation session and being late to an offensive meeting, The Dallas Morning News reported Sunday.



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T.O. has spent more time on the sidelines than in uniform during the preseason.
"That's our club business. That's going to be accounted for," team owner Jerry Jones told the newspaper.

The incidents occurred Friday, the team's final day preparing for a preseason game against San Francisco. The Cowboys beat the 49ers 17-7, making them 3-0 this preseason without Owens playing any of the games because of a hamstring injury that's also kept him out of 19 of 31 practices since the start of training camp.

Neither team officials nor Owens' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, immediately returned calls to The Associated Press seeking comment Sunday.

During a postgame television interview, Jones did not mention the fine but answered several other questions about Owens. Jones said his only concern with the receiver is "injury, not all this other stuff you hear about."

Owens' past is filled with run-ins with quarterbacks, coaches and others in his own organization. San Francisco and Philadelphia got rid of him, but the Cowboys welcomed him with open arms and a lucrative contract in March, four days after the Eagles released him.

Owens vowed to be a better man and a better teammate in Dallas. While the fine is the most drastic, he already has done plenty to stand out.

He missed much of the offseason training program -- with permission -- and turned his hamstring injury into an attention-getter by flying in specialists to help him rehabilitate and wearing a cycling team outfit one day while pedaling a stationary bicycle.

After returning to practice for several days, coach Bill Parcells ruled him out of a Monday night game and Owens hasn't practiced since. He said he aggravated the injury because the club pushed him too hard. When Parcells said this week that he needs to see Owens on the field, T.O. responded that there's 10 years of tape to show what he can do.

Jones seemed to downplay the drama surrounding Owens' injury by noting that Carolina's Steve Smith and Pittsburgh's Hines Ward also have been slowed by hamstring injuries without drawing the same scrutiny as Owens. He also recalled Deion Sanders' ability to play well after flying in from baseball games and missing long stretches of practice.

"I know this -- when he's healthy, he's going to help us win these ballgames," Jones said.

The Cowboys play their final preseason game Thursday night at home against Minnesota. The opener is Sept. 10 at Jacksonville.

Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press

Dat facker better do fack up my facking team in my other facking league.

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Where is big Mike to defend those Cowboys?

Tell T.O that i aint in de mood fah he shite.Dont bring that nonsense to me team at all. I gine have tah call parcell and talke tah he

You shoulda known it was coming once he get sign.

i didn't want to believe that the problem was him..

lol i wanted to give him a bligh too but he playin de ass again.

I knew that he is a head case, but i was hoping bad mind for Philly would at least motivate him to behave for the first couple of games of the reguar season. Mental Illness or Superstar Ego? Not sure.

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Seems more like superstar ego. When u disrespect the rules and regulations of your organisation you must think that everything revolves around u ..

He just has problems with authority...I don't understand...because when he was with the 49ers early in his career when Rice and Young were still on the team, he wasn't like this. Sad state of affairs, especially since the Cowboys giving him a third chance. But they are doing the right thing by messing with his money. His contract is incentive/behaviour driven so it won't be long until he either straighten up or leaves.

Un-facking-Believable

The media wants badly for T.O. to do something wrong, every day...leave the man alone...but he's a fool as well.....he's messin up his hall of fame career with his nonsense

hmmm...season ain even start good yet...but it's the cowboys..I doh give ah shit..

So what team u like

She like the indians