Terrell Owens declares he 'couldn't care less' about the Cowboys years after tumultuous exit

Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens spent 3 seasons of his 16-year Hall of Fame vocation with the Dallas Cowboys.

Although 16 seasons person passed since Owens played successful the league, his clip with the franchise famously dubbed "America’s Team" remains memorable. Owens archetypal played for the Cowboys successful 2006, earlier abruptly exiting aft the 2008 campaign.

This week, Owens concisely revisited his clip wearing "The Star" connected his helmet, but helium made it wide the squad has not been astatine the beforehand of his caput for rather immoderate time. "I don’t interest myself with the Cowboys," Owens told the Action Network.

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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens celebrates aft scoring a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Texas Stadium successful Irving, Texas, connected Nov. 27, 2008. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

Owens past suggested the less-than-harmonious feelings are mutual, saying: "The Cowboys haven’t acrophobic themselves with maine since I near there. That’s speaking of Jerry Jones oregon anybody truly from that organization… The mode things ended determination with the Cowboys, I couldn’t attraction less. I person thing to accidental astir them."

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Owens signed a three-year woody with the Cowboys successful 2006 and was rewarded with a three-year declaration hold successful 2008. Around the clip of his March 2009 release, reports suggested helium had go a root of hostility wrong the Cowboys’ locker room.

He was chopped astir 2 months aft Dallas finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs. Dallas struggled offensively astatine times that season, though Owens inactive totaled 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns. Those were considered productive numbers by immoderate standard, but they besides marked his lowest totals successful 3 seasons with the Cowboys.

Owens’ transportation with then-offensive coordinator Jason Garrett besides came nether scrutiny during his stint with the team.

Dallas Cowboys violative coordinator Jason Garrett talks to Terrell Owens during a crippled against the San Francisco 49ers astatine Texas Stadium successful Irving, Texas, connected Nov. 23, 2008. (Getty Images)

Owens joined the Buffalo Bills aft helium parted ways with the Cowboys. Despite snapping his streak of 3 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons during his lone twelvemonth successful Western New York, Owens praised Buffalo, describing it arsenic a uncommon NFL marketplace that inactive embraces him years aft helium left.

"The Buffalo Bills person been precise gracious successful inviting maine retired and involving maine successful immoderate of their assemblage initiatives," Owens said. "I went determination for a mates of games and for Thurman Thomas’ jersey retirement."

Former wide receiver Terrell Owens gestures to the assemblage earlier the crippled betwixt the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills astatine Highmark Stadium successful Orchard Park, New York, connected Dec. 6, 2021. (Rich Barnes/USA TODAY Sports)

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Owens appeared successful 14 games with the Cincinnati Bengals successful 2010, marking his last NFL season. He was a five-time All-Pro enactment and six-time Pro Bowler during his standout career.

He skipped the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies successful Canton, Ohio, successful 2018, choosing alternatively to clasp his ain ceremonial astatine his alma mater, the University of Tennessee astatine Chattanooga.

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