Owens Booed at Camp
Terrell Owens received his share of boos at camp today, though probably not enough. Marc Narducci from the Inquirer is reporting that only 25% of the crowd offered boos while 75% offered cheers. Of course this is nonsense: I’m sure less than 60% gave any response at all. Maybe this was an indication, for Narducci, of support. Who knows.
In any case, as I argued in the Philly Leatherlungs post, Owens has to pay his dues. If Narducci’s reports are accurate, then I’m disappointed with the fans at camp (who probably aren’t representative - being that they are from Bethlehem, PA).
Added Edit:
It appears that Narducci’s report wasn’t accurate. Eagles fans gave Owens an earful, according to the SportingNews.
“This ain’t San Francisco,” one fan yelled as Owens knelt along the sidelines, listening to the derisive jeers. “You ain’t bigger than this team. Shut up and play.”
The boos were loud when Owens dropped a pass early in the drills. They were louder when Owens first went to the sidelines…
But hey… we boo and forget. ..
Finally, Owens stood up, turned to the crowd, cracked a smile and pumped his left arm up, urging them to make more noise.
The fans suddenly erupted in cheers and the same guy who was riding Owens the loudest started chanting the “T.O.” song. Owens flashed a wider grin, nodded his head in approval and walked back toward the field.
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Posted on August 3, 2005 by Micah | Filed Under Eagles, Philadelphia
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