Getcha checkbook ready

by JasonB on Jan 29, 2008 1:43 PM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

that's my money... my money... it's unfair

From the HA HA! department...

Terrell Owens had nearly 800,000 reasons to cry over the weekend.

A league source said today that an arbitrator ruled in the Eagles' favor Friday on a grievance that was filed by the NFL players' union on Owens' behalf more than two years ago. The union had disputed the Eagles' move to recover $1.725 million of the $2.3 million signing bonus the team paid the wide receiver when it signed him to a seven-year, $49 million deal in 2004.

What can I say? I still take joy from this stuff...

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Yeah, its great

Because Lurie needed another 800K for his pocket? The greatest trick the Eagles ever pulled was making people think their wins over TO were better than winning on the field.

by SJMIke on Jan 29, 2008 3:38 PM EST reply actions

BO

Yeah, its too bad the Eagles haven't won before, or since TO was here, like they did when he was crippled and on the sideline.

by Andrew @ Bleeding Green Nation on Jan 29, 2008 4:41 PM EST up reply actions

FYA

Andrew, shouldnt you be preparing one of you signature stat dumps proving the Eagles are the greatest 8-8 team that ever played football?

by SJMIke on Jan 29, 2008 5:25 PM EST up reply actions

Stats

Eagles vs. Cowgirls with TO

Head to Head Wins
Eagles 3
Cowgirls 1

Record Against Division
Eagles 8-5
Cowgirls 6-7

Net Scoring Head to Head
Eagles 88 (95 w/ Westbrook 1 yd. knee)
Cowgirls 75

Playoff Record
Eagles 1-1
Cowgirls 0-2

Damn we miss him! (/sarcasm)

by Andrew @ Bleeding Green Nation on Jan 30, 2008 10:16 AM EST up reply actions

Can't we have both?

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by JasonB on Jan 29, 2008 5:20 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks

Thank you, SJMike. You are proof that some fans will complain about anything and everything.

This is an easy one, Mike -- have some fun with it.

"They say there's a hole in the roof here, so God can see America's Team play, but He's watching me, too," -- Lito Sheppard http://www.sportsdork.com

by BFH on Jan 29, 2008 3:43 PM EST reply actions

exactly...

the bastard owes us money, let's just have fun and enjoy any suffering he has to go through!

by JoeD on Jan 29, 2008 6:55 PM EST up reply actions

i like this from the article...

Before the Eagles played the Cowboys last month in Dallas, Owens said during a conference call, "In my heart, I'm getting the last laugh." He also said, "I think everybody can assess what has gone on since I've left. I've said all the time, the proof is in the pudding."

The Cowboys lost to the Eagles the next Sunday and were eliminated by the New York Giants in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. In Owens' two years with Dallas, the Eagles and Cowboys have each won an NFC East title, but neither has advanced beyond the divisional round. The Eagles have won three of the four meetings against Owens and the Cowboys.

And now the receiver owes them nearly $800,000, which will be credited to the Eagles' salary cap in 2008.

hahaha...who gets the last laugh?

by eagleyosh on Jan 29, 2008 4:43 PM EST reply actions

Plus we won a playoff game...

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by JasonB on Jan 29, 2008 5:20 PM EST up reply actions

I don't think T.O. is crying about 800G

thats pocket change for him. I really think he is getting the last laugh because he's getting the money he's always wanted, he's worshiped by Jerry Jones and he has a QB he absolutely loves.

He's happy now and it shows.

by antonio on Jan 29, 2008 7:54 PM EST reply actions

i agree

all that crying he did just showed how happy he truly is. his team choked and he know owed the team who threw him out of town 800,000. sure he's rich, but that's still 800,000. that's a lot of money.

by eagleyosh on Jan 29, 2008 9:09 PM EST up reply actions

to you and me it is

and to most people, but its not really a lot to a millionaire

by antonio on Jan 29, 2008 9:47 PM EST up reply actions

Question.

If you make 50k, is 5k a lot to you? If you make 100k, is 10k a lot to you? He lost 10% of his salary... thats not nothing.

by brooksy on Jan 30, 2008 10:03 AM EST up reply actions

Then everyone's happy

TO is happy for all the reasons you think, and Eagles fans are happy because the Cowboys can't win a playoff game with him. Plus, we won a division title and playoff game without him.

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by JasonB on Jan 29, 2008 9:55 PM EST up reply actions

TO and Money

"I really think he is getting the last laugh because he's getting the money he's always wanted"

Really?

Jerry Jones is paying him $25 million over 3 years.

The Eagles were scheduled to pay him $23 million over those same 3 years.

You really see much of a difference in that, especially considering the Eagles contract dated from 2004 and the Cowboys from 2006? Taking inflation into account, the contracts are essentially identical in terms of perceived value at the time of signing.

If he was so convinced he was going to get cut after 2005 and not receive his scheduled big paydays with the Eagles in 2006 and beyond (supposedly the reason for his antics that year), he could have just acted the good citizen, taken his money, and moved on to his $25M contract with the Cowboys without causing all the problems and losing all the money he did.

Plus he lost $2.5 million in game checks and bonus money which gets credited back to the Eagles, and he can't sell his house in Moorestown. Oh and he loses all the investment income he would have had on that $1.7 million the Eagles didn't pay him during a roaring market in 2005-2006.

The net of all his antics is he lost $500K in cash, lost 9 games of his career (and thus all the glory and stats that would go with it to help him make the HOF since he sure as hell ain't getting a ring), received a huge black-eye with the media and fans of football, is now loathed in a city that had adored him, and is saddled with a $4M house he can't sell and is going to take a bath on.

Meanwhile, the Eagles had their second highest season of scoring in franchise history the year he left, have beaten him and his team in 3 of 4 matches and he has choked in the playoffs twice on all that popcorn (2 receptions for 26 yards and 4 receptions for 49 yards and a TD).

by Andrew @ Bleeding Green Nation on Jan 30, 2008 10:30 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah, that is right.

I think so, his crying he did just showed how happy he truly is. He is happy for 800,000.

by withuummyy on Jan 29, 2008 9:54 PM EST reply actions

Still waiting for that stat dump

"I would rather stand completely naked in the freezing temperatures at lambeau field than cheer for either one of these teams"

by 700 Level on Jan 30, 2008 9:30 AM EST reply actions

How happy is TO?

Only his pill drawer can answer that.

by brooksy on Jan 30, 2008 10:04 AM EST reply actions

Publicist

Kim Etheredge should know if he's happy or not, right?

I mean, he still has $24,200,000 reasons to be happy.

by Andrew @ Bleeding Green Nation on Jan 30, 2008 10:31 AM EST up reply actions

Backlash?

I wonder is if the Eagles' aggressive maneuvering to recoup their money will cause future free agents to take pause before signing with the club? That wasn't exactly a "player-friendly" move.

However, T.O. is anything but normal. I would imagine most NFL players would be smart enough to see the uniqueness of this case, and let it be. Time will tell.

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by BFH on Jan 30, 2008 1:25 PM EST reply actions

T.O. is allergic to...

...blame. Ah-choo. Ha.

I took special note to how he passed off blame to the NFLPA for his losing this and his other case back in '05 against the Iggles.

http://www.mindritesports.com/2008/01/30/terrell-owens-must-pay-for-his-past-transgressions/

One word for that man: KARMA.

Glad to see T.O. pay back some of that popcorn money. Wish those damn Iggles would spend it on playmakers for a change, though! Maybe if the entire roster of players (sans Sheldon Brown) releases a statement saying "we want more playmakers" the front office HAS to listen......... right?

.........right?

by mindritesports on Jan 30, 2008 5:38 PM EST reply actions