Do you guys think some jabroni would get any type of attention they're showing Owens now. Like, if Greg Lewis (Philadelphia Eagles) had this thing going on would they do this or just run a ticker by at the bottom of the screen?
if this is all just to get attention, the Terrell Owens doesn't deserve to live. You have a player who had a ruptured spleen and was in ICU and who was probably on the verge of dying while this shmuck attempts to take his own life because he's "depressed" gets all the attention.
I don't think he'd be let out of the hospital if he did in fact try to commit suicide...don't you think? I know suicide isn't a crime in Texas, so maybe he can just walk out the hospital. anybody know of anyone who has attempted suicide? how long where they in the hospital?
From everything I read, and heard, it does sound like it was the publicist who was on the scene, so it's funny that she has to spin it now since she's the one that explained a suicide situation at the time. Also, when Trey Wingo was on this morning for the ESPN report, wasn't he talking to a dallas newspaper reporter who is on Around the Horn? That guy didn't sound like he was spinning it, it sounded to me like he was pointing out the spin by the publicist and then he went on to talk about TO's previous teams asking him to get some proffessional help. I'm not a fan of the guy, he's got loads of money, talent, and celebrity, but if he's suffering from a mental illness, something that is out of his hands and makes him do things that are out of his control, I don't see it as being wrong to feel some sympathy for the guy. I don't like him, but I don't wish him harm either.
Many of you guys come off as self-righteous, compassionless, a-holes—hopefully this is just your BBS persona and not the real you. One poster even says he is educated about such matters because of his family. Hopefully ya'll don't claim to be men of faith or the like. And hopefully ya'll lead a perfect life--don't smoke, don't drink in excess, are abstinent, lifetime monogamous with a similar partner or use condoms 100%, are at the ideal healthy weight, eat healthy, and get the healthiest amount exercise, less others judge you for your future health problems the same way you judge others. Maybe this thread is bound for D&D. Major props to Eagle fans who have every reason to hate him as a player seeing the bigger picture. IF Owens tried to commit suicide the guy has a major medical condition. Whether it is biological, grounded in his childhood, or combinations, it is serious and worth of compassion of those with half a heart. That said, I hear contradictory things, maybe it was an accident or reaction to the meds. Regardless I really doubt Owens wanted this kind of publicity, accidental or intentional. The publicity he wants is via antics and tearing up opponents (esp the Eagles) on the field. You think he wants to give up his football career if he had his wits, football has generated everything for him and been his reprieve?
a buddy of mine tried to kill himself, he went from hospital to green oaks psychiatric ward. he was in a few days, and later released. i think since this is such a high profile case maybe he will have to report at a later time. its just all suspect because the police report says suicide. today, all they're gonna say is that its all fake, and he had an alergic reaction to medication... but ofcourse you're gonna react when you O.D. on 30 pain killers.
easy there hater...the man likes attention and gets it..so what? the media eats it up. Plus the story is not exactly dealing with facts...and what's a ruptured spleen got to do with anything.
Amazing that so many of you can't let go of the sport/hype/personality and remember that we are still talking about other human beings. Whatever the instance, the dude clearly has some deep-rooted issues. Hell, even if you do something like this to try and get attention that points to some real problems.
Wow...I never realized how many assholes this board has. Imagine if Terrell Owens said half of the things about another player (if one were in the same situation) that a few of you guys are saying about him. You guys would all be calling him names and cursing at him if he acted the way that you are acting now. "if this is all to get attnetion, he doesn't deserve to live"..."Owens is quite simply a miserable *******"..."he just wants attention"..."well there goes my fantasy league championship"... This guy is most likely clinically depressed! He's got a huge freaking problem and you're saying **** like this. You seriously oughtta be ashamed.
He Attempted Suicide?? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/09/27/owens.report/index.html?cnn=yes Crazy
I should be ashamed that a player with his athletic gifts, a player with the ability to play a game very well, a person that is getting paid to play a game, a person that has gotten HIS way most of the time (i.e. Got Jeff Garcia shipped out in SF, got his wish of being traded not once but twice, etc), is having bouts of depression? I think not. Terrell Owens would get more sympathy for me if not for his media circus act. Sure it's "just an act" but you cannot say that the ones on here who show no compassion for him are jerks. He wanted us to buy into his prima-donna, I am greater than thou persona and he's gotten his wish. And yes he's got a huge freaking problem but you cannot deny that it is all of his own doing. I know and understand depression is a major human condition but with Terrell Owens, nothing can ever be looked over as a possible publicity stunt. And to bring up something that some of y'all did not see before shaking your finger at me, I did say "if this is all just to get attention".
Just heard some reports on the Dan Patrick show... for what it's worth from Michael Irvin who spoke with him since the incident... T.O. appearently will come out and say that he had "previously" taken the rest of the prescription... and that the "five" were yesterday... Also that the adverse reaction was more about the "other supplements" in his system. Irvin said that T.O. had told him, "I'm just trying to get back on the field" and that he was "in a lot of pain" after being in practice [perhaps too early] and catching all those passes. Irvin stated that the "pain meds" combined with the "supplements, and the hyperbaric chamber he sleeps in" caused all of this. We'll see. It sounds like an answer. And giving the benefit of the doubt, since I wasn't there... and given the fact there had already been a story about pain meds causing T.O. to get sick last week.... I could actually see it happening. The moral of the story here kids??? Don't cry wolf until there is one. T.O. is going to suffer from this either way, and for the most part because of his previous shenanigans. For the sake of the league, kids watching, etc. I trust this all goes smoothly and that this can be cleared up definitively... But the media has it all now, so there goes that hope. btw- I have no "fantasy team" or even "football" interest in this... the man's life (and others who may try and copycat him -teens-) are more important to me. Whether people find this serious or a publicity stunt, it is very serious either way. These kinds of things do get the attention that depressed and abandoned kids crave. That's who I pray for. The media will now "glamourize" the word "suicide" for days.
i was going off the fact that it was an allergic reaction, thus him being now fine and if it was a suicide attempt, he is still in good health.....Had he died, I assume the jokes/comments would be a lot less harsh....I dont think jokes about a physically health multi millionaire are absurd...Had he died id agree with you...
Agreed. I know T.O. has always been a world-class jerk, but some of these comments are even worse than anything he's ever said. Some of you guys need to come off your high horses and be human beings for a minute. No ... this isn't quite clinical depression. I just don't see the signs of it ... we've known T.O. for years, and "depressed" has never been an adjective associated with him. I personally have never liked T.O., but I was always amazed at the lengths to which he would go to get attention. He has always been a ridiculous walking soap opera. I believe it's a mental condition -- and like another poster pointed out, a typical depressed male who wanted to kill himself would do it in a violent manner - shot to the head, jump off a bridge etc. Maybe even hang himself. The only conclusion that makes sense here is that he has an uncontrollable craving for attention and he OD'ed on his pills just to do that. I've never liked him, but I can't help feeling sorry for the dude right now. It's just tragic, and I hope he finally gets some serious psychiatric help.
Keep in mind the police reports numbers- the numbers of pills mentioned- did NOT say he took 35 pills... It states that the publicist said he had previously taken "five." There should have been longer effects to ANYBODY star athelete or not if they ingested 35 pills. The number of the pills is the ASSUMPTION... The police report does not state whether the question of "Did he take all the pills" meant before this incident, or during this incident. In 100% of suicide attempts, there is a standard 24 hour suicide watch, mandatory. He's out. Why? No evidence to the contrary, that's why.
