Terrell Owens Fires Back With NSFW Tweet After Donovan McNabb's Tell-All Blamed Him for Eagles Breakup
By Jackson Thompson
Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens would not simply sit back after Bleacher Report published a video of former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb giving his perspective on TO's tenure in Philadelphia.
Specifically, McNabb commented on Owens' drama towards the end of his run in Philly, essentially blaming the dramatic wideout for the Eagles' shortcomings.
McNabb claimed that Owen's attention-seeking antics and knack for causing drama and divide in the locker room distracted teammates from focusing on the game. The drama erupted following the Eagles' Super Bowl loss to the Patriots in 2005.
"All of a sudden there's turmoil here and there's conversation going back and forth and we had to answer those questions instead of focusing on what we need to do in order to get back to where we were," McNabb said. "That was the major distraction for us. He's doin pushups, he's doin situps, he's playin basketball, he's ordering pizza for the people out there and we're sitting there in training camp and we're just like 'you gotta be kidding me.'"
Eight hours after the video was posted, Owens clapped back.
In his response Tweet, Owens called McNabb a joke and cited his Campbell's Chunky Soup TV commercial. He also criticized his former quarterback for vouching for former RB Brian Westbrook and suggesting to extend his contract in favor of Owens'.
Following the 2005 season, McNabb got his request and Owens was cut, and Owens opted to join the rival Dallas Cowboys upon his release. Neither McNabb nor Owens would win a Super Bowl in their careers.