T. Owens Signs Deal With Bills
In this Aug. 1, 2006 file photo, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, left, jokes with wide receiver Terrell Owens during practice at football training camp in Oxnard, Calif. The Cowboys officially released Owens on Thursday, March 5, 2009, ending a three-year run that produced as many big headlines as big plays. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
It didn't take Terrell Owens long to find a new job. Two days after being released by the Dallas Cowboys, the wide receiver signed a one-year, $6.5 million contract with the Buffalo Bills yesterday.
"I must move on," Owens said at an evening news conference at the Bills' headquarters in Orchard Park, N.Y. "This is another new beginning for me. I'm just looking forward to this opportunity. I know I'll help this organization out. . . . That's what I've done everywhere I've been, and it's going to continue."
The deal includes a $4 million signing bonus and $2.5 million guaranteed for next season, a source said.
One of the sport's highest-profile and most controversial players now goes to one of the league's smallest-market teams. The Bills have a young quarterback in Trent Edwards and a big-play receiving threat in wideout Lee Evans.
"I'll just have to create my own following up here in North America," Owens said. "I'm leaving America's team to come to North America's team. So I'm looking forward to the opportunity, and I'm excited about it."
The Bills went 7-9 this past season and finished last in the AFC East. They were ranked 25th in the NFL in total offense, and Edwards was the league's 17th-rated passer.
"This may not be probably the most ideal place for a lot of people," Owens said. "But . . . for me this is an opportunity. It's an interesting situation. No matter what uniform that I put on, I perform."
Owens called his release by the Cowboys "very unfortunate" and said: "This story will kind of write itself. I don't really have a whole lot to say. It's been a pretty interesting couple of days for myself."
