Terrell Owens Injury: 10 Reasons We've Seen the Last of T.O.
Terrell Owens' season is over in 2010 after suffering a torn meniscus in his left knee early in Sunday's 19-17 win over the Cleveland Browns.
The Cincinnati Bengals receiver first injured his knee two weeks ago against New Orleans and was limited in practice the last two weeks.
On the Bengals' sixth play from scrimmage on Sunday, Owens limped to the sidelines after a long pass route and he eventually had to be carted off.
So that got us at Bleacher Report thinking: With 2010 in the books, is T.O. done for good?
Here are 10 reasons we've seen the last of T.O.
10. He's Getting Old
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Terrell Owens turned 37 on Dec. 7 of this year.
That might not be that old in the whole scheme of things, but it's certainly old for a football player.
Receivers such as Jerry Rice and Jimmy Smith have made it work, but there's no question you start losing the burst you once had in your upper 30s.
Owens can't simply rely on his physical ability anymore.
9. T.O. Has to Rehab from a Major Injury
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A torn meniscus is no joke.
In fact, anything that tears can't be good.
Not only is Terrell Owens older now, but he has to recover from this damaging injury and who knows how long that will take?
The last time Owens sustained a major injury was in 2004 with the Philadelphia Eagles, when he suffered a severely sprained ankle and fractured fibula.
8. The Injury Could Limit Him Going Forward
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Even if Owens rehabs this offseason and does everything he needs to do, there is still no telling if he will ever get back to peak physical form after an injury like this.
These are the type of injuries that can linger. If he can't dominate the way he has in years past and just becomes a bit player, would T.O. even want to play anymore?
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7. There Could be a Strike Next Season
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Don't forget, this players-owners squabble isn't over yet.
The owners want to cut the players' salaries. The players don't want their salaries to be cut.
Commissioner Roger Goodell has said he could see something working out as early as February. But until that happens, there's still a chance there could be no NFL season next year.
If that happens, Owens gets a year older and that certainly can't help him in his quest to return.
6. The "T.Ocho Show" Has Higher Ratings Than the Bengals
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OK, this is obviously a joke, but the Bengals haven't exactly been playing inspiring ball in 2010 and Owens has got to wonder if he's better off "Livin' La Vida Loca" with Chad Ochocinco, surrounded by beautiful women with his own reality show.
That is better than "Livin' La Vida Loca" with Chad Ochocinco, surrounded by angry teammates and just cheerleaders to keep him company.
5. He's Shown He's a Bad Teammate
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Sure, we haven't heard too much out of Terrell Owens this season despite the Bengals' woeful ways, but he's basically trashed every team he's been on at least once.
The teams that had him don't want him any more and the teams that have never had him don't want him to trash talk about their organization.
It's kind of a no-win situation for T.O.
Plus, even if T.O. has behaved well for a little while after a checkered past, NFL teams still are skeptical about players with checkered pasts.
Which brings me to an example of this...
4. Randy Moss
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Although T.O. hasn't complained as much this season as he has in seasons past, Randy Moss has officially ruined any chance for him to redeem himself.
Remember everything was "la di da" for the first years Moss was with the Patriots.
Then 2010 came and he found himself on three different teams throughout the course of the season.
Teams don't trust boneheads like Moss and T.O. anymore.
They cause more problems than they fix.
3. T.O. Would Never Return to the Bengals
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No winning team wants to go through a T.O.-Randy Moss fiasco.
They are doing just fine without a disruption in the clubhouse setting them off course.
That means T.O. would have to find a desperate team to take a 37-year-old headache.
The problem is the Cincinnati Bengals are that desperate team and they both have probably had enough of each other. Rejoining the Bengals wouldn't be continuing T.O.'s football career. It would be ending it.
Not to mention...
2. The Bengals Lost Despite T.O.'s Play
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There are a lot of problems with T.O. returning for another season.
But his talent isn't one of them.
Owens finished the year with 72 receptions for 983 yards and nine touchdowns on a bad football team.
That speaks to his talent.
But the fact is, despite a strong season, he still didn't make the Bengals better.
Not only does that sour the Bengals on bringing him back on board next season, it discourages every losing team in the NFL from taking a flier on T.O.
If a guy who's continually a headache can't even improve a losing team when he's playing well, why would anyone take a chance on him?
1. He Won't Have a Chance to Win Again
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You can say Terrell Owens plays for the money.
You can say Terrell Owens plays for the fame.
But you can't say he plays to lose.
If anything, T.O. has demonstrated he absolutely hates losing.
He's a competitive person who wants to win. If you've seen some of the pictures taken of him this year (many in this slideshow), he looks downright miserable.
But T.O. is going to soon realize he's likely never going to find himself on a winning team again, based on his history.
Once he grasps this, he won't want to return.
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