Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is not interested in signing 49-year-old Terrell Owens, who claimed earlier this week that he reached out to the billionaire in hopes of making an NFL comeback.
‘I never talked to him or his agent, and will not seriously consider it,’ Jones told K&C Masterpiece on 105.3, The Fan. ‘But I never talked to him.’
Owens is already enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and, at 49, would surpass Raiders legend George Blanda as the oldest player in NFL history were he to make a comeback.
Sports Illustrated was the first to report Owens’ interest in a comeback. Owens’ agent has not responded to DailyMail.com’s request for a comment.
Terrell Owens #81 of the Knights of Degan reacts during the game against Bored Ape FC during Fan Controlled Football Season v2.0 – Week Five on May 14, 2022 in Atlanta
Amid the Dallas Cowboys’ reported back-and-forth on free agent receiver Odell Beckham Jr. , former team wideout Terrell Owens (pictured) has reached out to owner Jerry Jones about joining the club ahead of a playoff run
The 11-4 Cowboys have already clinched a playoff spot, and still have a chance to wrestle the NFC East away from the 13-2 Philadelphia Eagles with two games left to play.
Dallas had been rumored to be interested in Odell Beckham Jr., who has been a free agent since undergoing offseason knee surgery, but Jones downplayed those rumors last week.
Now, ‘as of this morning we don’t have anything,’ Jones told the radio station last week.
‘The reality is though that time is moving on down the road relative to playing in the playoffs and so every day diminishes our chances of going forward,’ he added.
According to Todd Archer of ESPN, Dallas’ plan was to place Beckham on injured reserve a day after adding him to the active roster.
The free agent wide receiver has been on something of an NFL recruiting trip in recent weeks
(Left) Terrell Owens (81), along with coach Bill Parcells, and the Cowboys opened training camp in Oxnard, California on July 29, 2006. Owens played for Dallas from 2006 until 2008
A polarizing player in his day, Owens is considered among the greatest receivers in football history.
The former Chattanooga star never won a Super Bowl, but was a five-time First Team All-Pro before ending his NFL career with the Bengals in 2010. He attempted a comeback with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012, but never played in a regular- season game for the team.
He is best remembered for his years in San Francisco, where he teamed with Jerry Rice and JJ Stokes to form one of the NFL’s most feared receiving corps.
Later, he would ultimately land in Philadelphia, where he and quarterback Donovan McNabb helped lead the Eagles to an NFC crown and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIX, where they would fall to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Owens was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 2000s. He also led the league in receiving three times, including once as a member of the Cowboys.
Owens signed in Dallas in 2006 and made two playoff appearances alongside quarterback Tony Romo and the Cowboys, but the team failed to win a game in either postseason. He joined the Buffalo Bills on a one-year deal in 2009.
He has reportedly stayed in shape, and earlier this year appeared in the Fan Controlled Football league, albeit briefly.
Terrell Owens, left, looks on as Dallas Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones explains his thoughts on the risk of signing Owens at a press conference announcing Owens as a member of the Cowboys at Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, Saturday, March 18, 2006
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