T.O. Back in Football

Well, you might not see Terrell Owens on any National Football League, or NFL, team next year, but the man did finally find himself a football gig to be a part of.  Yes, the wide receiver will be in Texas.  Only this time he is going to be indoors playing for the Indoor Football League, or IFL.  

The former Cowboys player took to Twitter on Wednesday night to make it known that he finally found work saying in a video on his Twitter page, “Uh oh, it’s official.  It just went down.  I am headed back to Texas…That’s right IFL, here I come…Allen Texas I’ll see you in the end zone.”

At 38 years old Terrell Owens will join the Wranglers as not just a player, but as a part-owner of the team.  The Wrangler’s fourteen game season is scheduled to begin next on February 25th.  The team will be taking on the Wichita Wild at the Allen Event Center about 30 miles north of the Cowboys Stadium.

According to the team’s website in November, it was said that Owens would be receiving an amount between $250,000 and $500,000 for his contract with the Wranglers team.  He will also have accommodations and meals covered when with the team, which is no different than his colleagues.  Each game pays out $225 and if there is a win, there is a $25 bonus for the players.

After playing fifteen seasons and for five different teams in the NFL, Owens was unable to get a team to offer to sign him.  He even held a workout in the state of California.  It was in October of last year when the workout was televised in hopes of getting a team to sign him after he sustained an injury to his knee.  Alas, the workout being televised made no difference.  In fact, it might have caused even more drama when it was made known that on the day he scheduled the workout to be held he ended up missing a court date.  He was scheduled to appear in court regarding the payments of his child support.

Well, his drama and antics might bring some more coverage to the rarely talked about IFL.  I know we will not be missing any Owens’ drama on our televisions though.  He has caused more issues and problems than I care to think of, and while Owns might have been a good player it is difficult to remember his accomplishments.  The man’s antics stand out more.