30 SECONDS WITH TERRELL OWENS
September 15, 2009
30 SECONDS WITH TERRELL OWENS
Some Busy Routes in the Off-Season
By JONATHAN ABRAMS
Published: September 12, 2009
Wide receiver Terrell Owens will resume his career with the Buffalo Bills on Monday night at New England. Owens had an exhausting off-season. He was cut by Dallas, filmed a reality-television show, played pickup basketball with N.B.A. players in Los Angeles and became involved in community efforts in Buffalo. Last week on Twitter, he broke the news that Cleveland had selected Brady Quinn as its starting quarterback. JONATHAN ABRAMS
Buffalo signed Terrell Owens in March.
Q. If you could choose a starting five of N.B.A. players, who would they be?
A. Kobe, Chauncey Billups, LeBron, Kevin Garnett. And I would need a big man. Either Shaq or Dwight Howard.
Q. Do you have any special celebration in mind for your first Bills touchdown?
A. Right now, Im trying to focus and have fun. Whatever Ill come up with in the mix of that, itll be in fun.
Q. Youve embraced Twitter. How have you used it to interact with fans?
A. It gives the fans a different perspective than that of the networks because they give their sides and spins to a story. In a sense, its not fair. With Twitter, theres a chance to set your record straight. Q. Do you plan on breaking any more news on Twitter?
A. My sources are reliable. There are no anonymous sources with me.
Q. Any clue what Season 2 of The T.O. Show will revolve around?
A. No. Im looking forward to Season 2. Im excited about the opportunity I have. Its a compliment to the fans that have tuned in every Monday. I think a lot of people were surprised by the quality of the show. It was authentic, and thats me in a nutshell.
Q. Youve been named as an honorary chairman for the Erie County Memory Walk to fight Alzheimers and a spokesman for the Food Bank of Western New Yorks food drive. How did you become involved with the community efforts?
A. My grandmother is suffering from the disease, and anytime I can support the fight against Alzheimers, Im on board. I dont know what its like to have no food. But I know what its like not to have the best of food. My mom was a sole provider and had four kids. I remember being on food stamps, and that was the way we had to survive.