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T.O. Slams 'Bully' Jerry Jones for Not Letting Cowboys Players Protest

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Oh, the irony.

Former NFL standout and Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens made an infamous name for himself in the NFL by being a top-tier pass catcher and a top-tier bully.

In San Francisco, Owens burst onto the scene as a little-known receiver out of Tennessee-Chattanooga and immediately made a name for himself with his physicality, crisp route-running and ability to catch even the most errant of throws.

Then he ruined everything by trying to bully quarterback Jeff Garcia into throwing him the ball more. Owens even went so far as to accuse Garcia of being gay.

Owens immediately endeared himself to the downtrodden Philadelphia Eagles fans after he was traded there from San Francisco with his grit (he played in Super Bowl XXXIX with a metal rod in his leg) and playmaking.

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Then he ruined everything by trying to bully quarterback Donovan McNabb into throwing him the ball more. Owens openly questioned the beloved team leader’s conditioning and heart.

Virtually the same scenario played out when Owens went to the Dallas Cowboys. A brilliant beginning gave way to a sour ending, primarily due to Owens’ antagonistic nature. In Dallas, Owens constantly butted heads with quarterback Tony Romo and franchise icon Jason Witten.

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Owens was such a headcase for the Cowboys that  notoriously player-friendly owner Jerry Jones couldn’t even stand him and eventually sent him packing.

Apparently, Owens still harbors some ill will toward Jones, unsurprising considering the fickle and mercurial nature of the receiver.

Regardless, the irony was not lost on anyone when Owens went on Fox Sports Radio to lambaste Jones’ comments requiring all Cowboys players to stand for the national anthem.

“(Jerry Jones) is being a bully,” Owens said. “You’re basically stripping someone of their right to do what they want to in a peaceful protest.”

Owens, who’s well-noted for trying to strip the rights of his quarterback to spread the football around equally, clearly doesn’t understand the limitations of the First Amendment. Yes, peaceably protesting is a fundamentally American right that the government has no right to take away.

But a privately owned business? They can very well take away those rights as they please. So long as the practice isn’t discriminatory, there’s nothing wrong with a private business deciding to ban a practice that could affect its bottom line.

“To put guys in a situation where they have to do something, that’s not right,” Owens added. “That’s totally wrong.”

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You mean like putting your quarterback in a situation where they have to throw to you in double coverage just to appease your ego?

Owens is actually right. That is “totally wrong.”

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Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics.
Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. He is an avid fan of sports, video games, politics and debate.
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