“The teams I’ve been on, if you ask in that locker room how I’ve been as a teammate and as a person, it’s contradictory to what’s been displayed out there,” Owens told the network.
The wide receiver, though, has done plenty on his own without it coming second hand to give us our opinions. But you know what his example is for a team that proves he’s not a problem? The Bengals.
“If character was such an issue, I don’t think Cincinnati would have brought me in,” Owens told NFL Network about his March visit with the Bengals.
Then, obviously, Adam (don’t call me Pacman) Jones is not a character issue, either.
However he’s acting now, or whatever has been true in the past, you can’t escape the fact that Owens will be a distraction to whatever team he possibly joins.
It’s not even necessarily because of what he’ll do. But after he joins a team, the players and coaches will deal with non-stop questions about how they feel about him being on the team.
That’s what a reputation does. Now, of course, a reputation isn’t always the fault of the person involved.
But there’s often plenty of truth to it.
Owens, though, is making his sell. He’s telling anyone who will listen that he really is a good guy and he’s able to do his part to help a team.
If he was still in top form, he would have a better chance. After a disappointing year, though, and with the questions that come with him, Owens should be a tough sell to any team.
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