Tag: Terrell Owens

Terrell Owens has not played an NFL game in seven years, and he says it's because he's just like Colin Kaepernick. "What's stopping Colin Kaepernick from being in the league?" "Owners, general managers. It's all about an opportunity. You're trying to tell me that he can't play in the league right now? But it's politics. His decision to kneel during pregame national anthems in 2016 to protest social injustice and police brutality sparked a wave of player protests and made him a polarizing figure in the national debate over race relations. The ex-Niners starter never warranted more than a few reported inquiries in 2017, when hundreds of other NFL players followed in his footsteps to peacefully protest social injustice on the field. But unlike Owens, he didn't spend more than a half-decade out of the league before fading from the spotlight, and his notoriety was characterized more by activism than the locker-room feuds of T.O. A six-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro honoree, Owens began his career with the 49ers, spending eight seasons in San Francisco before tumultuous stops with the Philadelphia Eagles (2004-2005), Dallas Cowboys (2006-2008) and a one-year stint with the Buffalo Bills (2009).