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Owens said his knee is a couple months away from being completely healed and though no team has contacted him, he still expects to play this season. "I'm still not 100 percent to be able to go to a team and contribute," Owens told the Associated Press. "When I get to the point to where I'm comfortable and able to run around, I'll feel like those calls should be coming."
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Owens, 37, said he is not worried about skeptics who wonder if can still be a major NFL contributor. He said he is capable of making plays on the field, pointing out the 983 yards and nine touchdowns he had with the Cincinnati Bengals last season. Owens also said the league's 4½-month lockout helped him. He said after his surgery four months ago, he didn't feel pressured to rush his rehab because there were no offseason training activities being held. If a team doesn't come calling anytime soon, Owens said he can spend more time honing his acting skills. He has spent numerous of hours in acting class, learning how to complete a dialogue without stumbling over his lines. He filmed an episode of the USA sitcom "Necessary Roughness" on Wednesday at the Georgia Dome. Owens doesn't expect to become an Oscar-winning actor like his friends Jamie Foxx or Denzel Washington. He does think he can become a respectable actor and wants to continue to hone his skills and build his portfolio. "The more repetitions I get and the more I'm exposed with the surroundings, I get better," he said. "It's just like the football field. This is only another notch, another step in the direction of where I want to go."
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