How Good Was Terrell Owens Actually?

A full career retrospective on one of the NFL's all-time most polarizing receivers.
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How Good Was Terrell Owens Actually?

[@deltafunction0]

He played football 7 weeks after breaking his leg? Totally forgot that. Dude was a beast.

[@gabrielbanna6725]

Anyone who’s ever broken a leg/foot knows how fucking beastly this actually is. Walking normally a month later is a fucking miracle itself ..

[@shappooppi]

That’s new information and crazy as shit. And people say he was a prima Donna

[@lambchop2x624]

got screws put in his ankle breaking it just before the playoffs. Dude ended up coming back for the super bowl THAT YEAR and put up amazing numbers in the game. Never seen a comeback so fast with that much success. He was a physical freak.

[@bill2953]

@@gabrielbanna6725 Yep just ask Jack Youngblood

[@jessedellross3245]

Yep. I remember thinking he would be a non factor in that game but nope. He still played well. It’s a shame his off the field behavior has distracted from his performance.

[@begoodtoyourself9051]

Should of been a 1st ballot hall of famer Good that's how good he is.

[@begoodtoyourself9051]

@@joshuacourville2516 re-read my comment

[@executive6951]

@@joshuacourville2516 your really dumb lmo read the comment again sonny

[@boobanmarijuanavick1356]

@IsraeliWarrior ok? Still one of the best wrs ever

[@Studentofthegame3]

@IsraeliWarrior ignorance

[@jpmnky]

If he was ever anything but a complete cancer in the locker room he would’ve been. It’s a team game. To this day he doesn’t understand that. His response to waiting three years and not going to Canton out of spite said it all.

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

What really bothered everyone about TO that didn’t love him when he played was that he had an extremely obnoxious quality, not the showboating or the “diva” thing, those are obnoxious too, but the most obnoxious by far is that he routinely backed up his trash talk with his on field performance, and most of the time, albeit annoying, *he was right* Dude risked his whole career on that super bowl and popped off less than 2 months after two serious leg injuries, and called out mcnabb for getting tired before the job was finished. TO was objectively right

[@blacksuburban2410]

Even beyond his career… He could’ve caused permanent damage that would’ve affected his life forever.

[@2ndworld753]

Right I always say T.O. was one of the most non delusional players

[@alanlee67]

Yea. I feel you, especially on McNabb. It's like he says what really should be said instead of walking on politically correct eggshells

[@blacksuburban2410]

@@alanlee67 You hit the proverbial nail right on the head! Snapple Fact #81 😂. They’re so quick to try finding and oftentimes even manufacturing reasons they could point to in order justify their hatred of him and make it appear to be objective claims based on logic. But that’s a lie… Theyre subjective claims based totally on emotion

[@logicaldude3611]

He was objectively right, but you can be objectively right without being a self-aggrandizing asshole and he was not able to do that on any team he was ever a part of.

[@infiniteuniverse9528]

TO was 2nd all-time in receiving yards behind only the GOAT Jerry Rice. He was probably the best Run after Catch receiver I've ever seen. Throw him a WR screen or a Reverse and he's gonna take it all the way to the projects. TO also had the best TD celebrations of all-time, including the Pom-Poms and the Sharpie. Despite the claims that he was a bad teammate, he was unstoppable and consistently put his teams in contention. This guy was box-office.

[@MisterCrookedNose]

Well said

[@MrJames-cr6lu]

Indeed

[@bradleynelson7156]

Is he better than randy tho?

[@kiyanwest_]

@@bradleynelson7156 to me .. yes. randy stated he plays when he wanted to play thats not someone im picking over t.o who played every down blocked takes crossing routes etc .. speed wise randy got him but aything else im taking t.o

[@mohnjarx7801]

Best celebrations? Wtf cares about that?

[@ikegreen3034]

He crushed it everywhere he played! Nobody was shortchanged. TO the BEAST!

[@gobot581]

Eagles would disagree

[@firstnamelastname-td2in]

@@gobot581 him and mcnabb with over rated. TO could catch but not make a play after that

[@ericyoungstrom5745]

Overrated!

[@ndn4203]

From 2000s to 2005 we had legit the best wide outs in the nfl ever. I wish I was playing fantasy back then. You legit had, TO, Randy moss, terry holt, Marvin Harrison, chad Johnson, Steve smith, Reggie Wayne, Hines ward. Even Donald driver was a f’ing beast. That era of wide outs is f’ing godlee!

[@jordanmitchell526]

Joe horn, muhshin Muhammad, Isaac Bruce… I still feel like there’s more. Insane era

[@unlimitedpower978]

That era was also stacked at RB, if you scooted down to like 98-03 Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Tomlinson, Terrell Davis, Curtis Martin, Thurman Thomas, Edgerrin James, Bettis, and that’s just the hall of famers Then there’s Shaun Alexander, Jamal Lewis, Priest Holmes, Garrison Hearst, Ricky Williams, Eddie George, Ahman Green, Corey Dillon, and more.

[@the757general2]

Even Jerry Rice was still beasting until 2003

[@blackreign673]

this guy graced the cover of my all time fav football game nfl 2k5

[@0fficialdregs]

heck yea

[@mikeschmidt4800]

Still the best football video game ever made.

[@0fficialdregs]

@@mikeschmidt4800 until my company publish ours

[@thedonprince7941]

yesssir 2k2 was tough 2

[@arthurchavarria8867]

ray lewis 2005. mcnabb 06, alexander 07, vince young 08, favre 09.

[@TylerJaysonMadeit]

TO was the man! I remember being a kid and doing whatever I had to in madden my career to get him 😂

[@bill2953]

Tried to emulate Muhammad Ali except he doesn't have the character it takes to be labaled the greatest.

[@PaulaMacRaeILSTV]

@@bill2953 he was one of the greatest tho

[@bill2953]

@@PaulaMacRaeILSTV I'll give you that he was one of them.

[@TylerJaysonMadeit]

@@bill2953 Why so serious Bill? You think my 10 year old self was thinking nah screw that dude I don't like his attitude. 97 overall speed is 97 overall speed no matter how you put it 😂😂😂😂

[@bill2953]

@@TylerJaysonMadeit I think your 10 yr old self was plotting how to thumb through your dad's playboy without getting caught

[@dexterjones5497]

He was the truth and now he's in the HOF. That's greatness.

[@profeex9789]

I wanna see him play again even if it were one game so he could be the only HOFer to do that lol also hope someone signs both Frank gore and his son so they can be in the same backfield lol

[@Yytdzbwhgajrb]

i dont know why but im always reminded of terell owens as the allen iverosn of the nfl

[@ankitsaggi2039]

he is - had so much potential but never won a superbowl/nba championship respectively.

[@user-ne8dj8qc4d]

Only difference is TO is maybe the greatest wide receiver of all time.

[@stayofftheweeeeeeed7249]

AI isn’t on the same level as TO

[@armanisim7791]

AI won MVP

[@billymartin1874]

@@stayofftheweeeeeeed7249 bullshit

[@theclandestinewitness]

I know he was a pain in the ass but the NFL just wouldn't be the same without these characters. Gotta love the entertainment.

[@kaybevang536]

If only Mcnabb didn’t go full Reid lol yes even when Andy Reid got a ring he’s nothing without Mahomes always choking even as defending champs this year is looking like the 2011 eagles with the chiefs with all the talent and then a self implosion - maybe the chiefs can turn it around

[@eddiehaynes4378]

@@kaybevang536 wat was that were the second seed ur really fuckin stupid if u believed that

[@Hawkeyes319]

@Cass Taylor Criminal? Way to admit you're a racist. What laws did he break?

[@miketime4290]

People never mention that every team he left had losing records after he left them too

[@Kingbossdon]

My 2nd favorite Wide Receiver of all-time never cheated u always played 100% didn't take no plays off was all-pro for 3 different teams played in the super bowl after breaking his leg. Best end zone celebrations 🍾 of all-time

[@eco8gator]

The man came from nothing....and used his amazing talent to make money. Let the man celebrate.

[@vivsha3498]

What money? The guy lost it all.

[@ronque23]

TO was a beast. He would son any corner with his amazing abilities. Loved watching that guy.

[@brianshissler3263]

The best catch I have ever seen was from Owens. He was on the Seahawks for a very short time, and he was running a vert route on the sideline. Ball was thrown to him short, but instead of trying to turn his whole body to catch the ball, he fell backwards onto his back to catch it. Absolutely amazing. I guess you would have to see the highlight, I cant find it though.

[@legendkillersshittyduffleb932]

Wish you could find the highlight. I'm a very big Terrell fan. He played for Seattle for 3 weeks then Pete Carroll cut him

[@alexfahey3731]

1st ballot HOF should be... He was uncoverable at times... He truly was special out there it was amazing watching him on sundays in his prime especially

[@haroldfiallo9835]

When I lived in Miami T.O lived in my neighborhood and whenever I bumped into him either at the grocery store or the gym he was a gentleman.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Well I remember he caught 20 passes in a single damn game against my Bears. 20. That's uh.. thats pretty good.

[@legendkillersshittyduffleb932]

There not your team at all stop being brainwashed it's just a game and there in a location where you live at

[@ChairmanMeow1]

stop being a hater, let us have fun dude@@legendkillersshittyduffleb932

[@mrphenom1643]

Looking back a lot of this "drama or antics" would be loved today, as well as understanding. As A Giants fan Philly front office and Mcnabb cost them multiple super bowls.

[@kobeplayeddefensetoo1351]

They never gave McNabb much to work with on offense.

[@mrphenom1643]

@@kobeplayeddefensetoo1351 Derrick Westbrook on the back field and to a wideout and a stellar defense. Thats was a lot a that time

[@kobeplayeddefensetoo1351]

@@mrphenom1643 Man he didn't have a WR until TO got there. They had everything but some who could stretch the D before TO. You see what Andy Reid did once he left there right? He said forget the D give me a high-powered Offense! We can be avg at D.

[@dirtybirdznlithoniaco9835]

I idolized his workouts when I had down time in Iraq in 07 ,I literally put my body through the extreme even while going on missions during OIF

[@nelson_robinson]

If people focused strictly on his football accolades, he was a PROBLEM to deal with.. that 2007 year Owens v. Moss was a highlight. TO led the league in yards and Moss was leading in TDs. Great year

[@penguinrea0088]

Great videos Nonstop sports

[@mikeseibert4889]

He was great and he deserved a superbowl ring his drama got in the way

[@playablue]

Not only his the w….e media cause black media understood T.o. W…e people didnt

[@eddiehaynes4378]

He literally didn't do anything wrong

[@mrphenom1643]

Blame the Eagles front office for that. All they had to do was pay him his worth but they kept playing around.

[@fromazaniawithlove]

Soon it'll be "How good was LeBron actually?"😄

[@sabintee9232]

Make one of these on Fred Taylor. Arguably the most underrated player at any position

[@TjNoLabels]

This!! I’m a diehard Cowboys fan and Fred Taylor is my all time favorite rb..

[@CoasterKrazie]

Seeing him put up 200+ yards on the Pats defense in a Superbowl; on a broken leg was legit one of the best performances ever.

[@philipmclaughlin9636]

Then he was doing push ups in his driveway lol

[@BMK_KING]

Top 3 all time.. he’s that good actually. Conversation over.

[@jay692]

"glue for hands".... lmao, that's an interesting way to describe the WR that has more drops than anyone in NFL history It is absolute stupidity that he wasn't a first ballot HOF though.

[@legendkillersshittyduffleb932]

True fuck the NFL big t.o. fan one of the reason in 2006 he declined too have finger surgery do he had good amount of drop balls in that season

[@BrisLS1]

I thought he was great, but you have a point. When he was with Dallas, he had to get every pass or he would go home and call 911 suicide line, and dropped half the passes. The team would lose, but TO would win for his record books. Parcells should have just gone cheaper. It was working for him at every other position.

[@legendkillersshittyduffleb932]

@@BrisLS1 no he didn't if you realize what he was dealing with at that time he was acting accordingly plus if you read his books you would understand why he is the way he is also you probably say his name wrong like every single fan does except me lol

[@Muddfoot3113]

Hes one of the four wr on the alltime team period.

[@josephgarcia4475]

I remember being shocked when Dallas just randomly moved on from owens. Definitely one of my favorites to watch growing up him and romos chemistry was great

[@mrbarry2091]

Same. I still don't get why Dallas let him go.

[@nvilaikhamable]

T.O was a beast 💪 👌 love watching him play especially them Niners days.... my favorite Receiver of all time...

[@BigTex0516]

I’ve always liked TO his humor and all of the things he did. kept the nfl entertaining

[@meechbarnes6927]

Love ya miss ya t.o thanks for the 49ers era with rice 😎💪 and thanks for coming to Buffalo (my city) and showing out #81 legendary

[@rickyrichreacts9667]

1. Jerry Rice 2. Terrell Owens 3. Randy Moss 4. Michael Irvin 5. Calvin Johnson

[@theanimerapper6351]

You forgot ab

[@BobbyDick22785]

Pit not the palace

[@rickyrichreacts9667]

@@theanimerapper6351 ab?😂😂 Wes Welker was better than ab

[@markjefferson2434]

To me he is the the greatest ever. I know Jerry is; but if I we’re picking a team; he’d be my number 1

[@bill2953]

He doesn't have the character it takes to be labaled the greatest.

[@matthewthompson9632]

@@bill2953 character has nothing to do with it it's talent and how skilled he was at his position

[@bill2953]

@@matthewthompson9632 You just defined the problem with the NFL and our society in one statement. Nothing short of genius but then again even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes. lol

[@JSalonsky]

I love that

[@joshuaarawole8589]

@@bill2953 He has a better character than Jerry Rice who used stickum

[@runna4real263]

Aye nonstop sports I love y’all man, I’m da one dat told y’all 2 do “how good was T.O story” I’m ah youngbull from philly and always wanted 2 know “💯💯”

[@garethpaine3222]

I was a fan of the niners back then. And loved that Era.

[@ASUFAN-]

I loved watching him play as a kid. If he played for my team (Broncos) i would have loved him even more.

[@z1205]

I’ll still take T.O. And Moss over all the receivers from this decade.

[@kaybevang536]

Anquan Boldin And T.O 😏

[@trinidad510]

@@user-iu2ui1fu8i TO was every bit as dangerous as Megatron, he was just as fast and strong as Johnson, but was a way better runner after the catch and a better blocker, overall TO was the better football player imo

[@handsomedevil254]

@@user-iu2ui1fu8i TO better than overrated Megatron 😂

[@johnmadden2106]

Hands down one of the best KZbinrs

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

Could've surpassed Rice if he took the game as serious...

[@TheDevoutMasculinist]

TO was always must see TV especially the Eagles and Cowboys years. He was a beast!

[@Studentofthegame3]

I don’t feel like you explained the TO and mcnabb situation the best because Donovan definitely shitted on him first and multiple times

[@KaoMinerva]

They never do. They never give the FULL CONTEXT of the situations he went through.

[@MiKen877]

And TO wasn't exactly wrong either... McNabb was absolutely GASSED at the end of that game. I remember watching it and being like "WTF is he doing?!?". TO had a Super Bowl MVP level performance (if they had won) on a broken leg.

[@ngarci8040]

Favorite WR Ever…!!!

[@Wesley-Stand-Pipes]

Played in the SB with a broken leg!

[@Wesley-Stand-Pipes]

How many players would have done that now days?👀

[@justinfn5961]

lets go new vid

[@marcusjohnson5420]

Top 3 that I have actually seen play and my favorite receiver ever! Dude was a real beast. Damn shame they didn’t let him in on the first ballot when he was top 3 in all stats

[@pusip8597]

Favorite wideout

[@brendangilmartin4002]

How good was he. It would be a rare Sunday when he wasnt the best player on the field in his prime. If not every Sunday.

[@bpc610]

I've been around bigger professional athletes, but I saw him at Eagles training camp. And he was just changing fields or something and jogged by. He just moved so easily. He was physically impressive.

[@shaw9462]

One of the best to ever do it

[@UnleashthePhury]

TO is 3rd all time in receiving yards, and he has 700 yards more than Randy Moss. That’s how good he was.

[@MichaelJohnB]

McNabb got tired?!?! I didn’t know that! What the heck McNabb! I remembered TO basically lived in an oxygen chamber to heal himself faster. 7 weeks of pure dedication to get healed! He’s one of the only athletes i know who talked as much as he worked hard, so i respect him for that.

[@byronandujar7453]

How good was chad Johnson actually?

[@thanestarr4843]

One of the greatest wide receivers ever

[@Warmaker01]

He was an amazing player and showboat. He was a spectacle but actually backed it up with great play. I'm an old 49er fan and I take issue with how much of a problem he could be with every team he had been on. But there's no denying the man came to play and put on a show, along with the numbers.

[@user-mx8dq2ix9d]

Damn he caught multiple TDs vs err team dats Krazy

[@cxpper1193]

Ima be in one of these vids in the future ☺️

[@Mentos6]

Slightly amusing. In Madden 10 or 11 can't remember which, I had a Jaguars franchise where he was my offensive coordinator.

[@eldomo7157]

I’m not a fan of cocky and arrogant athletes but TO is no doubt one of the greatest receivers to ever play and deserves to be in the hall of fame

[@alejandrogaricia2252]

Really good

[@texasguy5377]

One of the best wide receivers of all time

[@notshaun4298]

where did he get that T.O art in the thumbnail, nice👍

[@JasilEmanuel]

HOW GOOD WAS NIGHT TRAIN LANE NEXT PLEASE

[@brah5831]

Facts yo!

[@kray97]

For the first five years of his career, he lined up next to the GOAT and looked pretty damn amazing. In the GOAT's last game as a 49er, TO caught 20 passes. The HoF's pettiness and BS politics got exposed by how they treated Terrell Owens.

[@sumeetbeniwal6365]

Terrell Owens also played for the Seattle Seahawks after the Bengals for a bit.

[@anthonyc2781]

One of the greatest ever. NFL shuns him though because he’s not following that good ol boy agenda. Good for him.

[@poeticjustice7049]

Do you have your popcorn ready ?!

[@IbrahimKhan-ut7gq]

Where can i find the music in the background

[@otherZinc]

Terrell Owens was Magnificent!

[@Landlockedcc]

It looks like he’s playing against common in that first Chattanooga basketball photo lmao

[@mellow9299]

Need one on ochocinco

[@user-mx8dq2ix9d]

Dey drafted JJ Stokes n T.O. came n and made him an afterthought n den made Rice expendable!! Now dats Dope

[@goranrasevic4501]

The best!

[@satoshinakamoto9597]

He had it all…….dominated. Burn 4.2 Champ Bailey on 95 yard short pass.

[@UnknownFilipino]

My personal fav nfl player.

[@profeex9789]

I had the choice between a McNabb or TO Jersey I got that TO Jersey idc what anyone says dude showed what he was made of playing in that Superbowl

[@GG-uz7zh]

We love TO!!

[@Sinbin1786]

3 second video he was goated…

[@aaronhernandez7353]

TO is a top 3 Wr in history! He needs more respect

[@kaws3076]

GOAT of recievers

[@TnbShoota]

🔥

[@robertrivers6776]

For sure top three or four receivers all time

[@mutemoonlitstatue2494]

He made every QB he played with better.

[@cmacbihh]

Crazy how he from my city down the road😷😤😳

[@ericpie8887]

TO/ Moss will always be a kids favorite player if they grew up in the late 90’s early 2000’s

[@penguinrea0088]

God bless you

[@kjax0630]

Terrell could still be a great tight end today I think. He still be putting work in on young dudes lol

[@anthonygill4795]

Let's go T.o.!!!

[@miken8889]

REALLY FAACKING GOOD

[@marteenhassan4229]

do one for ed reed

[@justinohare297]

Basking in your own glory in the middle of Dallas's field is all that matters

[@humbertlong3042]

"Owens questioned his quarter back's sexuality." Owens is hilarious

[@Finaggle]

He's the epitome of, "You gotta be good, not nice."

[@Dancingontgesun1942]

I'm sorry, I take T.O. over Jerry Rice. T.O. played well with good and bad QBs. Thank you for what you did for the Eagles!

[@darrelltaber466]

Winners want and demand the ball... PERIOD!

[@lawsonstone2772]

Can yall do a jerry rice one next plz

[@lawsonstone2772]

@Badd Newz true

[@McCullyClassic]

When a guy’s only weakness is his attitude it should tell you how good he was

[@dscwac396]

He was the first tight end sized wide receiver.