Terrell Owens overdose...

[Partial]

This guy has issues.

Do you really believe this is a publicity stunt?

What could anybody gain from publicity like this?

I don't like TO either, but this is a troubled soul. This man needs help. He's probably a danger to others at this point, hell, he's willing to offfhimself, what does he care about other people?

This goes beyond just football, this cat needs some big time medical assistance.

What could dennis rodman gain from marrying himself?

[MJZiggy]

Well, if he went into the hospital Tuesday night, then he did pass his 24 hours, but there is still no way he shoud be out of the hospital yet and if he really did down these pills, then I don't see how he'd be ready to play this weekend. And another thing, does this count as substance abuse per the NFL drug policy???

[jack's smirking revenge]

This guy has issues.

Do you really believe this is a publicity stunt?

What could anybody gain from publicity like this?

I don't like TO either, but this is a troubled soul. This man needs help. He's probably a danger to others at this point, hell, he's willing to offfhimself, what does he care about other people?

This goes beyond just football, this cat needs some big time medical assistance.

What could dennis rodman gain from marrying himself?

Or Ricky Williams in a wedding dress with Mike Ditka?

tyler

[jack's smirking revenge]

This guy has issues.

Do you really believe this is a publicity stunt?

What could anybody gain from publicity like this?

I don't like TO either, but this is a troubled soul. This man needs help. He's probably a danger to others at this point, hell, he's willing to offfhimself, what does he care about other people?

This goes beyond just football, this cat needs some big time medical assistance.

Sorry for being so skeptical, but until we hear all of the facts of this situation, I don't believe its a suicide. The Dallas Press is going to jump on anything he does and blow it up for headlines. His publicist said that he had an allergic reaction to medication. The police say that he attempted suicide.

In February, the mother of one of my girlfriend's friends took a couple too many pain pills. She died. Some say it was a suicide, others say that she made a medical mistake, primarily because she forgot that she'd already taken her dosage of meds. Who knows her true intentions. She didn't leave a "goodbye" note. She just died from an overdose.

Until T.O. comes straight out and admits that he tried to commit suicide, I'm not buying it. If he's been released from the hospital and has already schedule a press conference, I am quite skeptical that it was a suicide attempt. He probably made a mistake and took too many pills. People outside of the situation are probably mistakenly calling it a suicide attempt, when T.O. simply made a mistake.

Do I think it was a publicity stunt? Part of me does. He's got everything to gain from softening his image. So does Rosenwhore. T.O. has been a cancer and a disruption to every team he's went to. Something like a suicide attempt throws dirt on all the past misdeeds because now he's a "suffering, human entertainer". It takes the focus away from the current state of affairs (an injured, relatively ineffective T.O.) and puts it on a new state of affairs (a weathered, depressed T.O.).

Sorry, as Ahaha said above, if he wanted to take his life--truly wanted to take his life and not call for attention--there are many other ways he could've done it with a better success rate.

tyler

[woodbuck27]

Owens to address media after reported suicide attempt

September 27, 2006

DALLAS (TICKER) -- Terrell Owens will address the media on Wednesday afternoon after it was reported by a Dallas television station that he had attempted suicide.

The temperamental wide receiver of the Dallas Cowboys was treated by paramedics and rushed to Baylor Medical Center on Tuesday night.

Citing a police report, WFAA-TV reported that Owens ingested prescription pain pills in an attempt to commit suicide.

Dallas police did not confirm or deny the report, but stated that the case is not being treated like a criminal offense

It is not a crime in Texas for a person to attempt suicide.

When asked if Owens had ingested 30-plus prescription pills, Dallas police Lt. Rick Watson said, "I am not going to confirm anything."

Kim Etheridge, Owens' publicist, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Dallas Morning News that Owens was hospitalized for suffering an adverse reaction to medication that he is currently taking for a broken right ring finger.

Owens, 32, was given the prescription pills after undergoing surgery for the broken finger on September 18.

Owens was released from the hospital Wednesday morning and gave a thumbs up sign to reporters before being whisked away in a sports utility vehicle.

The Cowboys have yet to issued a statement.

According to the police report, Dallas Fire Department paramedics were called for a medical emergency to treat Owens at shortly before 8 p.m. local time on Tuesday. Rescue personnel who were called to the scene observed that Owens' prescription bottle was empty.

The report further stated that Owens was asked if he had attempted to harm himself and responded, "Yes."

Owens was then transported to the emergency room at Baylor Medical Center.

This latest chapter is the most bizarre and disturbing in the Owens saga.

Owens played just seven games with the Philadelphia Eagles last season before the club banished him for conduct detrimental to the team. In his second year with the team, Owens had publicly criticized numerous members of the organization, including quarterback Donovan McNabb, was fined numerous times for tardiness and reportedly was involved in a fight with former Eagle Hugh Douglas in the locker room.

Signed to a three-year, $25 million contract in the offseason, Owens missed most of Dallas' preseason practices and all but one exhibition game due to a hamstring injury.

Owens returned for the Cowboys' regular-season opener vs. Jacksonville, catching six passes for 80 yards. He suffered the broken finger early in the game against Washington on September 17 and played through the pain before leaving late in the fourth quarter.

Last week, Owens said he planned to be in uniform when the Cowboys face the Eagles on October 8. He also was considering suiting up this weekend, when Dallas visits Tennessee.

Owens had 47 catches for 763 yards and six touchdowns in just seven games last season before the Eagles deactivated him.

In 144 career games with San Francisco, Philadelphia and Dallas, Owens has 725 catches for 10,634 yards and 102 touchdowns. He has nine receptions for 99 yards and a score in two contests this year.


Updated on Wednesday, Sep 27, 2006 1:42 pm EDT

[woodbuck27]

This guy has issues.

Do you really believe this is a publicity stunt?

What could anybody gain from publicity like this?

I don't like TO either, but this is a troubled soul. This man needs help. He's probably a danger to others at this point, hell, he's willing to offfhimself, what does he care about other people?

This goes beyond just football, this cat needs some big time medical assistance.

Yes!

It's far worse than I thought.

[woodbuck27]

Terrell Owens' timeline since joining the Cowboys

September 27, 2006

IRVING, Texas (AP) -- The timeline of Terrell Owens since signing with the Dallas Cowboys:

March 18 -- Four days after being cut by the Eagles, Owens signs a three-year, $25 million deal with the Dallas Cowboys that includes a $5 million bonus and a $5 million salary in 2006. "I'm a star among stars now," Owens says at a news conference.

May 5 -- Forty-eight days after Owens signed, Bill Parcells speaks about him for the first time. "I don't view it as a gamble. It's in my best interest that he's successful." When he speaks again two days later, Parcells puts the subject of Owens off limits until training camp.

June 2 -- Owens goes through his first day of minicamp, catching every pass thrown his way but one in a nearly two-hour practice. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity that I can make to help this team win," he says. "That's why they brought me in here."

June 8 -- Owens arrives after 5 p.m. for a scheduled 3 p.m. visit with the roughly 60 campers attending the Terrell Owens Youth Football Camp. "I'm sorry I'm late. I've been playing for the Dallas Cowboys," he tells the kids.

July 5 -- "T.O.", the second setting-the-record-straight autobiography Owens has written in 22 months, is released five days ahead of schedule. The biggest revelation: His relationship with Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb soured for good when Owens was told "Shut the (expletive) up" in a huddle. McNabb later calls the autobiography a "children's book."

July 13 -- At his first book signing, Owens claims he didn't say his return in time for the February 2005 Super Bowl was "heroic," even though that's what he wrote. He called it one of the words chosen by his co-author.

July 27 -- Owens goes to Point Mogu naval base to greet teammates when they fly in to Oxnard, Calif., for the start of training camp. Owens has driven up from Los Angeles.

July 29 -- A record crowd of 5,500 attends Owens' first training camp practice. After being the last player out of the locker room, he makes the best play of the session, beating Aaron Glenn for a long touchdown, drawing loud cries of "T-O!" from fans.

Aug. 3 -- Owens misses practice because of a hamstring problem. "I wouldn't say I'm injured, just a little sore," he says. Says team owner Jerry Jones: "For a guy who is renowned for playing hurt, renowned for working hard and wanting to be out here, we don't have any concerns."

Aug. 5 -- An MRI shows no major problems with Owens' hamstring.

Aug. 7 -- Owens says he's flying in doctors and trainers to examine his hamstring.

Aug. 8 -- Parcells seems flustered by all the T.O. talk: "I'm getting the sense that most of the media is just waiting for something to be controversial in that regard. And I'm here to tell you, it's not going to happen from me. So you need to get that in your head. OK?"

Aug. 10 -- Owens wears the silver and blue uniform of Lance Armstrong's Discovery Channel pro cycling team while riding a stationary bicycle. He calls it "my little kickoff for the Tour de T.O. Comeback."

Aug. 16 -- Owens returns to practice after missing 14 straight workouts.

Aug. 18 -- Parcells tells Owens he hasn't practiced enough to play in the second preseason game.

Aug. 19 -- After working out in the morning, Owens misses the afternoon session because of a setback with his hamstring. He later blames coaches for using him too much.

Aug. 25 -- Owens is fined $9,500 for missing a team meeting and a rehabilitation session, and being late to an offensive meeting. He later says he overslept. "It's not a big deal," he says.

Aug. 28 -- An Internet gambling site posts a 50-50 bet on whether Owens is still employed by the Cowboys at the end of this season.

Aug. 29 -- Owens returns to practice.

Sept. 1 -- Owens plays 19 snaps over two series in the preseason finale, catching a 6-yard pass from Tony Romo on the first ball thrown his way and missing a wide pass from Romo in the end zone.

Sept. 10 -- Owens catches six passes for 80 yards and a touchdown in the opener, a 24-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Sept. 17 -- Owens breaks his right ring finger while blocking on one of the first plays of a 27-10 victory over the Washington Redskins, but doesn't leave for X-rays until the middle of the fourth quarter. His play reflects the injury: three catches for 19 yards, all in the first 11 minutes; several drops, including one in the end zone, and two penalties totaling 20 yards.

Sept. 18 -- Owens has a plate screwed into the bone attached to his right ring finger. Recovery time estimated at two to four weeks.

Sept 26 -- Owens tries to kill himself by overdosing on pain medication. A Dallas police report says Owens told a friend "that he was depressed."


Updated on Wednesday, Sep 27, 2006 10:14 am EDT

[jack's smirking revenge]

Nobody truly knows if it was a suicide attempt....from SI.com. Doesn't sound like a guy who is depressed or suicidal...

Report: T.O. attempted suicide
Police report says wideout tried to overdose himself

DALLAS (AP) -- Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens tried to kill himself by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened, according to a police report obtained Wednesday.

Owens left the hospital late Wednesday morning, giving reporters a "thumbs up" but making no comment as he was driven away in an SUV.

Publicist Kim Etheredge said in various interviews Wednesday with Dallas-area media that the police have gotten the story wrong. She said she was with Owens, who was having trouble because he'd mixed his pain pills with supplements. She said she called for help because he was becoming unresponsive.

Etheredge did not immediately respond to repeated calls and e-mails from The Associated Press.

The Dallas police report said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time (he) stated, 'Yes."'

The report said the 32-year-old Owens told his friend "that he was depressed." Details of the police report were first reported by WFAA-TV.

Police Lt. Rick Watson said during a brief news conference that he could only confirm that paramedics called police to say they were taking Owens to the hospital. He said no more details would come from the police because no laws were broken.

"This is a high-profile person. We looked into it, and we determined it is not a criminal offense," Watson said. "This a medical type of situation that occurred."

NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders said he spoke with Owens shortly before his release from the hospital and that Owens was in good spirits.

"The fact that it has been reported a suicide attempt, he's laughed at that notion. It was a case that medication that was taken wasn't accepted well in his system with the other vitamins he's on," Sanders said.

Watson and fire department spokesman Joel Lavender cited privacy laws for the lack of information they could provide. Lavender said more details could come from the 911 call. The AP filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get the contents of the call.

"Let's just look at the tape, review the tape," Lavender said. "I'll give you an honest answer once I know something."

At the police news conference, Watson released a version of the police narrative with certain sections blacked out. The full report was obtained by several news outlets and reported first by WFAA. The AP received the full version from WFAA.

The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that (his) prescription pain medication was empty and observed (Owens) putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said. The friend attempted to pry them out with her fingers.

The report also said the friend told rescue workers that a prescription for 40 pills was filled on Sept. 18, and that Owens "had only taken five pills up to this date."

According to the police report, Dallas Fire and Rescue was called Tuesday evening regarding someone "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication." Officers arrived to find Owens being stabilized by ambulance workers, who then took him to Baylor University Medical Center, where the police report said he was treated "for a drug overdose."

Owens was hospitalized late Tuesday because of what his publicist said was an allergic reaction to pain medicine he was taking for a broken hand. Doctors reportedly tried to induce vomiting.

Owens, one of the league's top receivers during his 11-year NFL career, is best known for wild stunts on the field and other publicity-seeking antics off it.

When the Cowboys signed him to a $25 million, three-year deal in March, they said their background checks indicated no red flags. In fact, team consultant Calvin Hill -- who mostly deals with troubled players -- said during training camp that his department was not involved with Owens because he didn't have a history of those kinds of problems.

He missed most of training camp, and three of four preseason games, because of a hamstring injury. He was late for work during his recovery and was fined for it, but Owens laughed it off, saying he overslept. He said it had happened before, though not with Dallas, and would probably happen again.

Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger during a game a week ago Sunday. The next day, doctors screwed in a plate so the bone could heal without fear of further damage. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said last week that the pain medicine made Owens ill.

Owens had not practiced since the injury, but because Dallas had a bye this past weekend he did not miss a game. He was expected to practice Wednesday, and Parcells had said there was a chance Owens could play Sunday against Tennessee.

Owens had been especially looking forward to the Cowboys' game after that -- Oct. 8, in Philadelphia, against the team that dumped him midway through last season only months after he helped them nearly win the Super Bowl.

Owens was seen laughing and joking on the practice field Tuesday morning. He chatted briefly with reporters in the locker room in the afternoon and seemed fine. A 2-inch scar on the top of his hand was puffy but not wrapped, and he said the swelling was going down.

While in the locker room, he took a pill from a white paper bag and looked at another medicine bottle that was in the bag. He also called a business partner about a towel-wrap venture they're starting and joked to TV cameras that he wasn't talking until Wednesday and today was only Tuesday.

"My little boy knows better than that," he said, laughing, as he plopped onto a sofa in the middle of the locker room.

Also Tuesday, Owens was involved in launching a national campaign for the National Alliance to End Abuse, an organization aimed at helping at-risk youngsters. He appeared at a high school Tuesday morning and was scheduled to visit others but had to cancel because of changes in the team's practice schedule.

A hospital spokeswoman said early Wednesday there was no patient registered as Terrell Owens, although federal privacy laws allow people to block their name from being released. Owens' publicist and agent, and the Cowboys, did not return repeated calls from The Associated Press. No teammates or Cowboys officials were seen entering the hospital late Tuesday night.

Owens has played two games for the Cowboys, catching nine passes for 99 yards and a touchdown.

Owens, already a top receiver with the San Francisco 49ers, burst to prominence in 2000 for his celebration of two touchdowns on the star logo at midfield of Texas Stadium in a game against the Cowboys. A Dallas player blind-sided him after the second one.

The legend of T.O. grew when he celebrated another touchdown by pulling a Sharpie from his sock and autographing the ball in a 49ers game at Seattle. He's also borrowed a cheerleader's pompoms, done sit-ups on his driveway before TV cameras and mocked Ravens tough guy Ray Lewis' celebration in a game against Baltimore.

Before a Monday night game against Dallas last season, Owens took part in a risque promotional stunt with one of ABC's "Desperate Housewives" that later prompted an apology from the network.

Owens was heavily praised while with the Eagles for playing well in the February 2005 Super Bowl, seven weeks after ankle surgery. However, his relationship with quarterback Donovan McNabb deteriorated soon after and the organization suspended him in midseason and later got rid of him amid contract complaints and other personality squabbles. Team owner Jeffrey Lurie said later that, even with the Super Bowl trip, he regretted having ever signed Owens.

[KYPack]

This guy has issues.

Do you really believe this is a publicity stunt?

What could anybody gain from publicity like this?

I don't like TO either, but this is a troubled soul. This man needs help. He's probably a danger to others at this point, hell, he's willing to offfhimself, what does he care about other people?

This goes beyond just football, this cat needs some big time medical assistance.

Sorry for being so skeptical, but until we hear all of the facts of this situation, I don't believe its a suicide. The Dallas Press is going to jump on anything he does and blow it up for headlines. His publicist said that he had an allergic reaction to medication. The police say that he attempted suicide.

In February, the mother of one of my girlfriend's friends took a couple too many pain pills. She died. Some say it was a suicide, others say that she made a medical mistake, primarily because she forgot that she'd already taken her dosage of meds. Who knows her true intentions. She didn't leave a "goodbye" note. She just died from an overdose.

Until T.O. comes straight out and admits that he tried to commit suicide, I'm not buying it. If he's been released from the hospital and has already schedule a press conference, I am quite skeptical that it was a suicide attempt. He probably made a mistake and took too many pills. People outside of the situation are probably mistakenly calling it a suicide attempt, when T.O. simply made a mistake.

Do I think it was a publicity stunt? Part of me does. He's got everything to gain from softening his image. So does Rosenwhore. T.O. has been a cancer and a disruption to every team he's went to. Something like a suicide attempt throws dirt on all the past misdeeds because now he's a "suffering, human entertainer". It takes the focus away from the current state of affairs (an injured, relatively ineffective T.O.) and puts it on a new state of affairs (a weathered, depressed T.O.).

Sorry, as Ahaha said above, if he wanted to take his life--truly wanted to take his life and not call for attention--there are many other ways he could've done it with a better success rate.

tyler

OK Tyler.

Guess I was thinking to logically. I couldn't for the life of me think of one reason to kill yourself. I know a lot of medical people. Guys that take a few pills and then try to say they were killing themselves are just making some kind of sympathy ploy.

The bit about "softening his image" could be valid.

TO will deny the shit out of any assertion that he tried to kill himself.

This sumbitch does need help, but he also needs out of my view. I'm so sick of his whole act.

[woodbuck27]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/index

Go to that link above and you'll see a pic of T.O. and ask yourself what do you observe inside of him?

[woodbuck27]

OK here we go:

What do we have.

1.A report fr. a Friend that he tried to pry 2 pain killer's out of T.O.'s gobs. Is that Friend insane? Check out T.O.'s teeth. Jaws.

2. T.O. admits to taking 5 more of these pain killers earlier in that day.

3. The police arrive and T.O. admits a suicide attempt responds in the affirmative when asked if he planned to do himself.

Analysis:

It's just more extreme T.O. headcase hype and no way this is a suicide attempt with a max dosage of 5 pills injested.

Yawn Yawn !!

Get on the DAM Field T.O. and stop jerking us around.

[MJZiggy]

I'm far more interested in this other little headline on the page...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2605084

[jack's smirking revenge]

Case pretty much closed...

Owens refutes report, says he didn't attempt suicide

DALLAS -- Terrell Owens denied a police report he attempted suicide, saying he became groggy after mixing painkillers with supplements.

He said Wednesday the confusion likely stemmed from an empty bottle of pain medication found by his publicist, who was with him at the time and called 911. He said the rest of the pills were in a drawer.

"I was non-responsive when she made that call,'' Owens said. "She made the call out of her judgment for my well-being.''

Appearing in a news conference at team headquarters a few hours after leaving a hospital for what an internal police report described as "a drug overdose,'' Owens wore workout gear and no bandage on his broken right hand. The star receiver smiled and seemed more amused than peeved at the latest ruckus surrounding him.

Owens said he feels very capable of playing Sunday in Tennessee, despite this incident and his broken hand. He added that he's "not depressed about anything."

Owens blamed a combination of hydrocodone, a generic form of Vicodin, with all-natural supplements for making him ill.

"It's very unfortunate for it to go from an allergic reaction to a suicide attempt,'' he said.

Owens was released from the hospital before noon. He flashed a thumbs-up to reporters as he left, went home, then made it to team headquarters in time to catch passes from quarterback Drew Bledsoe.

Rescue workers arrived at Owens' home around 8 p.m. Tuesday and took him to an emergency room. When word spread, publicist Kim Etheredge said it was an allergic reaction.

But the story shifted Wednesday morning when several media outlets received a police report -- that had yet to be released by the authorities -- saying Owens had attempted suicide by overdosing on the painkillers, even putting two more pills into his mouth after an unidentified friend, later identified as Etheredge, intervened.

The police document, first reported by WFAA-TV, said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated: 'Yes.'''

When officially released by police, about half the document was blacked out, including the phrases "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication'' and "a drug overdose,'' as well as the details of Owens having two pills pried from his mouth and Owens saying "Yes'' when asked if he intended to harm himself.

"I wasn't coherent as they probably thought I was,'' Owens said. "A number of people were asking me questions. I don't remember the police officers that were in there or the doctors that were in there.''

Owens said he feels capable of playing Sunday in Tennessee, despite this incident and his broken hand. He added that he's "not depressed about anything'' and that he expects to practice Thursday.

Etheredge also appeared at Owens' news conference, saying she "did not take anything out of his mouth.''

"This is sad,'' she said. "Terrell had a reaction to different pills, and just to state he was trying to commit suicide it was unfair.''

"Terrell has 25 million reasons why he should be alive,'' she added, referring to the $25 million, three-year contract he signed in March with the Cowboys.

"I'm just upset,'' Etheredge added. "I feel they take advantage of Terrell. Had this been someone else, this may not have happened.''

Dallas police officials declined to comment on Etheredge's denials. "We can't discuss the police report because of privacy laws,'' said a spokesman, Sgt. Gil Cerda.

Dallas coach Bill Parcells said he didn't know any details, other than it was "apparently an unfortunate set of circumstances." He said it was too early to tell whether Owens might be able to practice this week or even play Sunday against Tennessee.

"I don't have enough information yet," he said. "I wouldn't [decide] anything right now. I'm talking with a good deal of ignorance on the subject."

Parcells said he had not spoken with Owens, but had discussed the case for a few minutes with team owner Jerry Jones.

"I think he felt the same way," Parcells said. "We just need to figure out what's going on."

After getting almost strictly Owens-related questions, Parcells cut off his usual 25-30 minute session after only nine minutes. He ended it by getting up from his chair and saying, "When I find out what the hell is going on, you will know. Until then, I'm not getting interrogated for no reason."

[Zool]

Well he successfully had everyone talking TO for half a day again. His name wasnt on the front page of every sports section and sports website for at least a month.

[jack's smirking revenge]

Well he successfully had everyone talking TO for half a day again. His name wasnt on the front page of every sports section and sports website for at least a month.

Gotta wonder if some of his stuff is orchestrated. Yes, I'm a skeptic, but it definitely brought him back into the NFL focus, which is a win for him and a win for everyone who he's associated with.

What a mess though. Sounds like the Dallas PD "jumped the gun" on the details of the situation in the press release to local news outlets. Very strange.

tyler