The Facts:
Because his desire to renegotiate his contract has caused such an uproar and he believes the Eagles have revved up their PR machine against him in the court of public opinion, Owens has taken his finger off the mute button. "This is not about me being greedy or selfish," Owens told Inquirer columnist Stephen A. Smith. "[The Eagles] used their leverage to strong-arm [me last season] because they knew I wanted to leave Baltimore for Philadelphia, and they capitalized on it. I can't go for that now. It's not in me to do that."
Reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Smith had no trouble getting Owens to speak his mind and we highly recommend reviewing the entire article. Regarding his remark to ESPN.com that he was not the one who was "tired and out of shape in the Super Bowl," Owens told Smith: "I said what I said because, obviously, somebody in the organization is leaking stuff to make me look bad, to turn the city against me. ..." As we've
suggested before, stay tuned. We haven't heard the last of this one.
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