TMZ is reporting that out-of-work NFL receiver Terrell Owens tried to kill himself on October 6, 2011 according to a 911 call made by his personal assistant.

Owens reportedly overdosed on pills according to his assistant:

During the call, placed at 11:02 PM, the dispatcher asks the assistant on the phone, “Was this a suicide attempt?” — and she responds, “Yes, I believe so.”

While she was on the phone with the dispatcher, the woman claims T.O. was “talking to his girlfriend, ex-girlfriend … [I]don’t really know what you wanna call it.”

The same thing happened with Owens back in 2006 when he took 35 Vicodin and later claimed he just had a bad reaction to the pain pills.

Owens last played football for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2010.  He has been rehabbing a torn knee ligament and just this week worked out in hopes of a NFL team signing him for the remainder of the season.

If this 911 call turns out to be legit then T.O. should be ordered to undergo counseling and seek medical help.

LISTEN TO THE 911 AUDIO HERE

Earlier today, Marvin Lewis of the Bengals signed a two-year extension to keep coaching Cincinnati through 2012.  Lewis has been the head coach of the Bengals since 2003.  According to USAToday:

The Bengals announced that Lewis had re-signed with the team. His contract had expired with the end of the 2010 season, and Lewis proclaimed himself a free agent after Sunday’s finale.

By Tuesday however, after extensive meetings with team owner Mike Brown, Lewis was happy to be with the Bengals on a new two-year deal.

The Bengals coach said he and Brown reached agreement on ideas to make the franchise better.

The ideas, he said, will “make this a football team that not only goes to the playoffs but wins world championships.”

Lewis wouldn’t talk about specifics of where improvements in the franchise will occur.

But he said both he and Brown want to get more production out of the Bengals’ young players.

The first ‘idea’ Lewis should have is getting rid of his two prima donna wideouts, Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco, and concentrate on injecting some excellent young character into the Bengals organization.  Neither one of these players has been good for Cincinnati.  They both finished the year injured and Owens has been all but a bust as a free agent pickup.

I guess we’ll see soon enough if the next couple of years are any different than the last eight.

[Source: Weseeyou]

According to the Associated Press, Cincinnati Bengals wideout Terrell Owens has reverted to form – or at least his mouth did.  No longer content to keep quiet about his team’s 2-11 record on the heels of a 10 game losing streak, TO told teammate Chad Ochocinco Tuesday why he thinks the Bengals have struggled this season.

“You start with the owner, you start with the coaches. And obviously we as players, we are a product of what the coaches are coaching us throughout the course of the week.  Of course, we have to go out there and play the game. But in order for us to do what we’re allowed to do at the best of our abilities, the coaches have to put the players in the best position.”

The Bengals finished the 2009 season 10-6 but lost to the New York Jets in the first round of the playoffs.  TO was signed to a one-year contract to help the Bengals get over that wild card hump.  But like so many free agent signings involving soon-to-be 37 year old divas, it hasn’t quite worked out the way the Bengals would have liked.  That said, no one predicted this epic collapse.

[Source: NFL Passers ]

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Freshly minted Cincinnati Bengals teammates Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco, neither of whom is a stranger to self promotion and reality television, are in this new VH1 promotional commercial touting their VH1 reality television shows The T.O. Show and Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch.

Will life on the same field for this obnoxious duo be more like Survivor, The Hills, or Temptation Island?

The Cincinnati Bengals have come to terms with controversial WR Terrell Owens on a 1-year deal worth $2 million dollars with another $2 million in incentives.

The signing has left many NFL insiders wondering if the Bengals want to have the best Reality TV show in the NFL next season or compete for the Championship.

Owens should be humbled by the fact that almost every other team passed on him.  If he works hard and accepts his role as the #2 or #3 receiver behind Chad Ochocinco then he could be a valuable piece to the team and quarterback Carson Palmer.

Critics of the Bengals will point out that Owens addition to Ochocinco and bad boys Pacman Jones, Matt Jones, Tank Johnson, Cedric Benson, and Frostee Rucker.

Hopefully Owens has already penned Ochocinco a thank you card for persuading his Bengals to sign him.

NFL Commish Roger Goodell better keep his cellphone nearby this season.

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Retired NFL player Rodney Harrison, who currently is an analyst on NBC Sunday Night Football, took an on-air shot at Buffalo Bills WR Terrell Owens when he described Owens as a:

“straight-up clown more interested in stats than winning.”

Owens wasted no time, immediately going to his Twitter account (@terrellowens) to call Harrison out on his use of steroids (actually busted/suspended for HGH use for the first four games in 2007 ). Owens took a tweet shot at Harrison last night and has continued non-stop all morning against Harrison, who won a NFL Super Bowl while a member of the New England Patriots.

Owens Tweets Hitting Harrison High and Hard:

I could less about Rodney Harrison! Anybody tht using steroids, yes STEROIDS rodney, is a cheater & cheated the game!

Is tht Y u used steroids b/c u were worried about ur stats or ws it b/c u were losing it? Lol! U’re a loser & a cheater? Got any steroids I cn borrow?

Hey rodney! Send me sum steroids 2 the Bills facility next week!

Since I kno the media reads my tweets, will sum1 ask rodney how long the cycles take b4 I feel results of the steroids whn he sends em? Lol!

So Rodney, I’m thinking if u overnite it 2day, I’ll get em by 2morr @ noon. Better yet, mark it Priority!! I “really” wanna b a CHAMPION like u!!

Hey Rodney if I really considered using them, could u please lv instructions on how & where 2 stick the needle just like u did 2 assure I do it rite!

My bad Rodney! I hv been corrected by ur supporters, u used HGH nt steroids! So, every1 go ahead & use HGH!! Geez, I guess tht makes it better 2 use!!

Harrison was voted the ‘dirtiest player’ in the NFL several times by fellow players in Sports Illustrated polls. He was suspended and fined several times for dirty and illegal hits on the field.

More power to Owens for busting Harrison’s chops. NBC is dumb for putting Harrison on the air. Harrison is an idiot for taking shots against active players. To me it breaks the player code a bit.

Owens might be goofy and an extremely selfish player, but no one can doubt his talent or achievements on the field over the years. He is a Hall-of-Famer and by all accounts has worked hard in the gym to sculpt his greek god-like body.

Harrison was a dirty player, cheating on the field and likely just as much off of it to obtain every advantage he could to dominate on it.

No way this saga is over yet. Stay tuned for updates from Owens and to see if Harrison gets in a rebuttal as well.

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