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.O. says message to Falcons just a prank
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<!-- Meta Tag For Search --><!-- meta name="author" content=""--><!-- meta name="source" content="FS"--><!-- meta name="eventId" content=""--><!-- meta name="contentTypeCode" content="1"--><!-- meta name="editorContentCode" content="7"--><!-- meta name="blurb" content=""--><!-- meta name="modDate" content="January 19, 2005 03:44:41 GMT"-->Posted: 15 hours ago<SCRIPT> // front-end hack to remove postedTime from Rumors page until a better way can be determined if (document.URL.indexOf("/name/FS/rumors") != -1) document.getElementById("postedTime").style.display = 'none'; </SCRIPT> </TD><TD width=10> </TD><TD align=right><!--this is for sponsorships or brandings--><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><!-- workingCategoryId: 2422--></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE class=bdy cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=770 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=5></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=bdy cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=770 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD width=5></TD><TD width=450><!-- search:</noindex> --><!-- esi: /nugget/4000_3333726-->Injured Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens said he was only joking when he phoned the Falcons saying he might be available to play in Sunday's NFC Championship, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
<!-- esi: /widget/story/videoAndPhotoGallery?contentId=3333726-->Owens caused a brief stir when he called Falcons wide receiver Jimmy Farris, his former San Francisco 49ers teammate.
"I was just messing with the guy," Owens told the Inquirer. "I wouldn't jeopardize my career by coming back too soon."
Owens befriended Harris when the latter was a member of the 49ers' practice squad in 2001.
"He called me during the (Vikings-Eagles) game and said, 'I might just be out there. You never know,' " Farris said.
Apparently, Falcons coach Jim Mora Jr. was let in on the joke too. Or is he (at least) preparing for Owens to at least make an appearance?
"He says he's playing," Mora told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "He said (to Farris): 'Hey, you tell Jim I might be there. I might be there.' And I'll tell you what, he's such a tremendous competitor ... old (No.) 81 might just trot out on the field Sunday."
Farris, on the other hand, seems to understand Owens' outlandish nature, meaning don't hold your breath to see Owens catching any of Donovan McNabb's passes Sunday.
"If you know Terrell, he was just messing around, I think," Farris said.
But with Owens, the unexpected must be expected. So Farris doesn't seem to be ruling out a Willis Reed-like appearance.
"Although if anybody was to come back that soon from that injury, I wouldn't be surprised if it was him." Again, Owens said he was kidding. But if the Eagles should actually solve their championship game hex — look out. "I won't be joking come Super Bowl week," Owens said.
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.O. says message to Falcons just a prank
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<TABLE class=bdy cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=770 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=5></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=bdy cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=770 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD width=5></TD><TD width=450><!-- search:</noindex> --><!-- esi: /nugget/4000_3333726-->Injured Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens said he was only joking when he phoned the Falcons saying he might be available to play in Sunday's NFC Championship, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
<!-- esi: /widget/story/videoAndPhotoGallery?contentId=3333726-->Owens caused a brief stir when he called Falcons wide receiver Jimmy Farris, his former San Francisco 49ers teammate.
"I was just messing with the guy," Owens told the Inquirer. "I wouldn't jeopardize my career by coming back too soon."
Owens befriended Harris when the latter was a member of the 49ers' practice squad in 2001.
"He called me during the (Vikings-Eagles) game and said, 'I might just be out there. You never know,' " Farris said.
Apparently, Falcons coach Jim Mora Jr. was let in on the joke too. Or is he (at least) preparing for Owens to at least make an appearance?
"He says he's playing," Mora told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "He said (to Farris): 'Hey, you tell Jim I might be there. I might be there.' And I'll tell you what, he's such a tremendous competitor ... old (No.) 81 might just trot out on the field Sunday."
Farris, on the other hand, seems to understand Owens' outlandish nature, meaning don't hold your breath to see Owens catching any of Donovan McNabb's passes Sunday.
"If you know Terrell, he was just messing around, I think," Farris said.
But with Owens, the unexpected must be expected. So Farris doesn't seem to be ruling out a Willis Reed-like appearance.
"Although if anybody was to come back that soon from that injury, I wouldn't be surprised if it was him." Again, Owens said he was kidding. But if the Eagles should actually solve their championship game hex — look out. "I won't be joking come Super Bowl week," Owens said.
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