I remember the rumor when Lil Kim was rushed to the hospital it was because she swallowed too much... Is that was happened to TO?
cbs11 DPD Report Says Owens Attempted Suicide (CBS 11 News) Terrell Owens told police he attempted suicide last night. CBS 11 News first reported the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was wheeled into Baylor Medical Center Tuesday night. According to the Dallas Police Department incident report, Ownes told police he took more than 30 pills in a suicide attempt. Sources tell CBS 11 News Owens was taken to Baylor Hospital by Dallas Fire Rescue and that emergency room doctors attempted to induce vomiting. Baylor Hospital officials continue to deny Owens received treatment, however, federal privacy laws allow people to block their name from being released. Two weeks ago Owens broke his hand during a football game against the Washington Redskins. Earlier Tuesday, Parcells said he expected Owens to rejoin his teammates at practice Wednesday and would start Sunday in Tennessee if he proves he can play. "It's just, can he withstand the pain of catching the ball?" Parcells said. "When he can stand it, he can play." The Cowboys had a bye last weekend, so Owens has yet to miss a game because of this injury. He's repeatedly said he'll play Oct. 8, when he gets to face his former team, the Eagles, in Philadelphia.
now i feel a little bad posting this cause it's more serious, but i e-mailed it out last night so whatever. Lost in the ESPN article is this tidbit:
The suicide story is up on ESPN now.... Report: Owens hospitalized after suicide attempt ESPN.com news services Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens ingested several pain killers in a suicide attempt, according to a report released by the Dallas police Wednesday, Dallas television station WFAA reported. According to the report cited by the TV station, when police asked Owens if he tried to hurt himself, he said yes. Owens was taken to the emergency room Tuesday night. A source close to Owens told ESPN's Ed Werder early Wednesday that Owens was suffering an adverse reaction to painkillers taken for treatment of his fractured hand. "This is not serious," Owens' publicist Kim Etheridge said in Wednesday's online edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A report earlier Tuesday stated that Owens would practice with the team Wednesday and possibly play Sunday at Tennessee, but his availability this week and beyond is now uncertain. Doctors treating the Dallas Cowboys receiver were trying to induce vomiting when he arrived at Baylor Medical Center, according to a television report. Owens was brought by a fire rescue crew to the hospital, Dallas-Fort Worth television station KTVT reported, citing sources the television station did not identify. A reporter for the station later said she saw Owens being wheeled down the hall. Calls from The Associated Press to Owens' agent, his publicist and the Cowboys were not immediately returned Tuesday night. The hospital told the AP that they do not have a patient registered by Owens' name; however, federal privacy laws allow people to block their name from being released. No teammates or Cowboys officials were seen entering the hospital late Tuesday night. Owens fractured the fourth metacarpal bone in the Cowboys' victory over the Washington Redskins and underwent surgery on Sept. 18. The next day, a plate was screwed in, protecting the bone so it can heal without further damage. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells mentioned in a press conference shortly thereafter that pain medication had made Owens ill, apparently making this the second time he has had an adverse reaction. The incident that sent him to the hospital Tuesday night apparently occurred sometime after Owens took medication after catching passes at the Cowboys' facility on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Cowboys also practiced without tight end Jason Witten, whose wife was having a baby. Wide receiver Terry Glenn practiced, albeit with several stitches in his thumb. "He was trying to cut some tape off his uniform," Parcells said. "He had his hand down in his pants and he missed. Fortunately he cut his hand." With the Cowboys having had a bye last weekend, Owens could return without having missed a game. Before Tuesday's late developments, Owens said he would play Oct. 8, when he gets to face his former team, the Eagles, in Philadelphia. http://x.go.com/cgi/x.pl?goto=http:...ry?id=2604395&name=FPT-2604395-092709&srvc=sz Wow, this is just bizzare
The story was reported by WFAA-TV about 45 minutes ago. The details as reported: There was a woman with TO who placed the 911 call. TO supposedly had taken 5 of the painkillers earlier. Last night he took the remaining 35 pills all at once. The woman got him to cough up some of the pills. ESPN radio 103.3 received an anonymous call directing them to take a look at the Dallas Police report because their inital reports (posted above)were wrong. From WFAA.Com: Police report: Terrell Owens attempted suicide 08:47 AM CDT on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 WFAA-TV Staff NEWS 8 EXCLUSIVE According to a Dallas police report obtained by News 8, Dallas Cowboys star receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide Tuesday night. The report says Owens was depressed and reportedly took prescription pain pills. A woman companion states that she observed him putting two pills in his mouth. According to the police narrative, the woman said the prescription of 40 pills was filled on September 18 and—until Tuesday—Owens had taken only five pills. The police report said Owens was asked if he had taken the rest of the prescription; Owens said, "Yes." According to the report, police also asked if he was trying to harm himself. Owens answered, "Yes." Owens was treated at Baylor University Medical Center. A Dallas Cowboys spokesman told News 8 the team has no comment on the police report, nor is any news conference scheduled. http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa060927_wz_owens.1fd220c5.html I can't wait to hear the Bill Parcells' press conference today at 1:30PM.
i only know this guy as a football player. i wonder what this means for his career? for his season? i realize those are petty concerns right now...but i can't help but wonder.
if he actually tried to kill himself, I would say his season is done, he'd need to go into some serious treatment, at least IMHO
that would be my assumption, too. would be interesting to see fan reaction to him. he's been labelled a villain, but this would make him a more sympathetic figure. i hope he wouldn't come back to boos...but i still say philly fans would boo him. all very strange.
Maybe this will lead Owens to get some help. His actions have been the ones of someone who needed some perspective on things for quite a long while now. Maybe this will help lead him down that path.
Unfortunately, I don't see a lot of sympathy coming for this guy. He's arguably the most or second most hated figure in American sports. I foresee a lot of people accusing him of doing this just to receive sympathy.
ESPN just had some Dallas reporter trying to disprove the whole thing... but he has no real evidence, and he's stumbling over his words. Typical Dallas... trying to protect their "image." If the police report is in fact true, there is no doubt that this is a cry for help... and attempt to gain some sympathy after becoming the most hated man in sports.
in truth, the facts are kinda scattered right now...there seems to be a bit of unconnected dots and assumptions.
Something fishy in this story. I have seen many, many overdoses and have yet to see an ER doc "induce vomitting". A gastric lavage is much more standard of care and would look completely different to a lay person. Can't wait to see the result of the story.
this whole thing seems fishy. there are already like 3 different stories out there. personally i hate TO but if all this suicide talk was fabricated by the media thats pretty messed up.
