Terrell Owens has found an NFL home. The Cincinnati Bengals and the controversial wide receiver agreed to a one-year contract Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The deal is worth $4 million ($2 million in base salary, $2 million in incentives), according to Profootballtalk.com. Fellow Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco confirmed the news on his Twitter account with: "My homeboy is a Bengal all our games have been moved to pay-per-view." The Bengals report for training camp Wednesday in Georgetown, Ky. Owens is expected to arrive for the first day of workouts Thursday. The 36-year-old Owens is playing for his sixth NFL team. He played for the 49ers from 1996-2003, the Eagles from 2004-2005, the Cowboys from 2006-2008 and the Bills in 2009. The Bengals signed free-agent WR Antonio Bryant to a four-year, $29 million deal back in March and were seemingly looking good at the receiver position. Bryant was signed to start opposite Ochocinco, but Bryant dealt with knee problems most of last season. Those knee issues could have contributed to the Bengals move today. Owens earned $6.25 million as a member of the Buffalo Bills last season ($2.25 million in base salary, $4 million signing bonus), a source confirmed to FOXSports.com's Adam Caplan. Owens, who visited the Bengals twice since March, also received interest from the St. Louis Rams and New York Jets. Whether Owens can reach the $2 million incentives (based on receptions, yards and touchdowns, according to Profootballtalk.com) will depend in part on Bryant’s availability this season. If Bryant is relatively healthy, this team could very well have the deepest receiver group in the NFL. Owens is a five-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowler, but his last honor for each was in 2007. He is currently third all-time in career receiving touchdowns behind Jerry Rice and Randy Moss.
I'm neutral on this move. However, if T.O. agrees to change his name to Ochouno, then I'll be excited.
I believe Owens still has the tools to be a good receiver in the NFL. The quarterback and offensive line play in Buffalo has been pretty horrid over the last several seasons, the weather isn't that great and Lee Evans who is a good wide receiver himself put up worse numbers than Owens last year despite be 7 years younger. I think too much was made of Owens' aging and decline and he'll be a dangerous weapon with Palmer throwing to him, Johnson on one side and Benson in the backfield. Should be interesting.
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Think this is a great move...relatively cheap and this team should put up a lot of points with this many options...
Ocho, TO, Matt Jones, Bryant (if healthy), Shipley (if he pans out). That's a lot of good options for Palmer to throw to. Where does this put him now in terms of top FF quarterbacks? 1-Brees 2-Manning 3-Rodgers 4-Palmer? 5-Brady 6-Romo 7-Schaub 8-Rivers I think 3-8 are all debatable.
Rivers def has to be higher on the list , the guy has won in the playoffs and even went to AFC Championship game vs Pats . I agree Chargers have also choked , but Rivers is a beast !