Terrell Owens says he won't attend his Hall of Fame induction.
 

Jerk. Take it back and give it to someone who deserves it.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...f-enshrinement

T.O is a narcissist and has to show up other people and be different. He shouldn't have been accepted at this time, plenty of people are more deserving. I feel like they're jumping into the young guys too quickly and letting so many of the first timers in, they need to pull back and give the older guys their due.

He's a drama queen; I would have expected nothing less...

Great player, ridiculous personality

Don't really understand his motivation...he made such an issue of not getting in to begin with..

His statement wasn't arrogant or anything, respectful for the most part.

He must really be at odds with the league and how he feels about his time in professional football.

Michael Irvin was interviewed on NFL Network in between Patriots segments, and he intimated that Terrell Owens was unhappy that he wasn't a first-ballot guy. Maybe Owens should have actually been part of a team if he wanted to get in on the first ballot.

Why was the guy whining about not getting in if the first ballot was the only one he cared about? This reminds me of the crybaby acts of Floyd Little and Harry Carson.

I get hating TO. I hate TO.

That said... plenty of people are more deserving for the NFL Hall of Fame? C'mon son.

2nd (likely to be dropped to 3rd) in career yards.
3rd in receiving Touchdowns.
8th in receptions.
5th top scoring (non kicker) in NFL history.

Hopefully this is the last we hear of him in relation to pro-football.

He definitely deserves the HOF. Was an absolutely dominant force who took over games. I always loved the celebrations.

All that said, if you decline to go and you are healthy, I'd love to see them go "YOINK!" and take it back. The Hall of Fame is an honor but in the end is not at all important. So if somebody wants to be a dick about it just cut them out and move on.

Attention whore who thought he should have been in his first eligible year. TO just giving the finger to the NFL brass/sportswriters who really don't care and are probably glad they don't have to worry about any drama on that day of induction.

Health is obviously a good excuse, but maybe the best solution if someone does a prima donna thing like this is to defer their induction. The HoF should say, "We'll induct you when you're ready for it. You're not ready right now." So he's got the induction when he wants it, but he doesn't go in if he doesn't appreciate it. He then needs to let the HoF know in some future year that he's ready and he joins the next year's class.

Would it change your opinion of the HoF if I told you that Todd Blackledge is on the Board of Trustees at Canton?

I won’t be attending Terrell Owens HOF induction either.

Didn't TO once say - I love me some me - I say bring TO in for a try out - This could be T.O.'s way of saying I still got game

I love it. **** those guys in the coats.

I think it's fine.

He did an interview on XM where he said he felt he should have been a first ballot guy and how he never had attitude problems and everybody was out to get him.

The man is full blown delusional.

It’s crazy to hear his take on certain situations.

Hmm. I will say that they should've taken Marino.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...o-skip-canton/

Rescind the honor and give it to Cliff Branch or some other AFC old timer.

Incredible player... only cared about himself for the most part. I'm not suggesting he was a terrible person, but few fans connected with him. Ask someone their first impression or first thought when they hear his name or hear "TO"... bet it's not on the field play related. That's his problem. And, now he's an aging former drama queen that is down on his luck in the money department, right? Not good.

FYP

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/ri...ens-net-worth/

Dude is definitely not down in the money department. He has a net worth of $100k. No wonder he loves himself so much. That is some serious gold.

It's not the hall of likeability

It's not the hall of good people

It's the hall of fame and he's good enough
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T.O. should have a pay-per-view acceptance telecast from his front yard like when he was doing sit-ups and working out from his house during his stint with Philadelphia.

All true.

He deserves to be in and I wouldn't have watched the ceremony anyway.

What the **** old man?

T.O. is #2 all-time in receiving yards, #3 all-time in receiving TD's and he played a fraction of the games Jerry Rice did. T.O. is a legitimate top 3 WR of all time.

GTFO. Doesn't ****in matter if you don't like his personality.

Oh AND he waited 2+ years to go in. He could've been enshrined in 2016 and 2017 but he was passed up.

Meh. You can't touch the passer, you can't touch the receiver. All a top ten ranking means in this era is that you were above average among current receivers. Otis Taylor's stats are more impressive when you consider that linemen couldn't use their hands, quarterbacks got planted, and receivers were pushed around on their entire route tree.

The real joke is that he is even considered! He does not deserve to be in the Hall of Fame nor even mentioned in the same sentence!! **** him!

TO is a jerk, flat out. But you can't deny he was a game-changing player and deserves to be in the Hall. Whatever his reasons for not attending are his own and he's not hurting anyone but himself.

the hall is a joke anyway.
Tony Dungy
Terrell Davis..

the criteria for geting a bust in Canton is as mysterious as what is Holding and Defensive PI.

Well said and you are correct.

That is why I included other AFC players. :D

But I am game for Taylor to be awarded with his due honor.

This isn't about Otis Taylor. Yeah he should've been put in a long time ago.

The fact is, the entire HOF is so watered down with nonsense these days because 8 ****in guys are going in every single year. The HOF doesn't hold the same value anymore when it's just bullshit players going in for the sake of making sure there's 8 names on the list.

But with that said, should T.O., the PLAYER be in the HOF? Absolutely yes. Should've been first ballot.

Anyone who argues otherwise is a hater and judgmental towards a guy who has serious mental illness.

I didn't know that an induction speech was part of the requirement to be enshrined. :shrug:

At the very least, it is common courtesy. When an organization wants to give you the highest honor in your profession- it is a pretty dick move not to show up and accept it.

Even enshrinement in the HOF is tainted with drama queens now. Hopefully, they set a precedent and REVOKE his induction permanently. TO is an embarrassment to the others that wore the jacket before him.

Earned 80M and worth 100k. Think about that.

To be honest he should have been a 1st ballot guy. NFL Reporters kept him out to spite him...

People in this thread actually believe TO doesn't belong in the HOF. Fascinating.

I don't see how anyone could.

I think he deserves a spot, but not first ballot and I don't think it's a lock. I think you have to take into account the entire player, not just the stats, and it's pretty clear that he had a strong negative influence on every team he ever played for. He made those around him less effective because of his attitude. I think that needs to be taken into account.

I'll shrug and won't argue that he's in, but as a football fan I wouldn't mind if he wasn't. He doesn't exemplify greatness in a team sport.

What a douche. :shake:

My option is missing. It would be "Do Nothing."

If they believed he deserved it then they should stand by their choice regardless.

Wait...that's shitty.

Agreed.

Can't really fault Owens for feeling disrespected. He never did help himself in that department though, and he's not helping himself again.

Showing exactly why he was not 1st ballot. Reputation precedes you and he definitely made his bed for sure.

He will probably try to play again after being inducted

The Hall of Fame, in my opinion, shouldn't be a popularity contest. They already have that in the stupid ass Pro Bowl. The best players in the history of the NFL should go, not the best choir boys.

TO definitely deserves to be in, but being a huge douchebag is not a serious mental illness.

None of the above. Let him in, but skip his part of the induction ceremony entirely.

Looks like that's what they're doing. NFL.com has an article up stating that he won't be mentioned during the ceremony or the gold jacket presentation. His jacket will be mailed to him.

I hope they send it COD.

They should Fed Ex his Canton Bust to him. They will probably give it the George Costanza treatment.

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/201...a-trophy-o.gif

I like that as a plan on first hearing it. After a moment of thought, it seems like they're stooping to his level and they should be celebrating "greatness" rather than responding. If the jerk is being inducted, they should have a highlight clip or something. I don't really care that much, though, since I'd use that time for a bathroom run.

People always say “stooping to so-and-so’s level” like it’s a bad thing. In this case I love the approach. Don’t want to be honored at the ceremony? That’s cool, just don’t go.

Yeah, I can see that argument, and that's where my heart goes.

It's interesting to me, though, that the HoF induction is supposed to give players and fans a nice retrospective of a player's career, and make it a capstone event. If that's not happening and no one's interested, is the player really a HoFer?

He's going to regret it later in life if he skips the ceremony. Sad really...

If the HOF hasn't removed OJ (his actions are a little more severe than TO skipping the induction ceremony), then they have no ground to stand on in terms of passing judgement on character.

Also OJ still gets invited to the HOF Induction Ceremony each year.

The absolute worst timing for alligator arms

To me, theyre proving him right. They're being extremely petty. They snubbed him once despite the fact he's a top 3 WR in NFL history stats wise and the past few months they've shown they care more about their own "prestige" than actually voting deserving players in.
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Why? He's having his own ceremony at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga where he went to school and is giving away free admission for any students or locals that want to go.


That seems very meaningful and pretty cool and should be a life long memory.
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How could he give free admission? He is broke. Living in his girlfriends apartment.

How is he charging? Isn't it at a public university?

Hall of Fame isn’t covering his ceremony.

Not a Chief, so it doesn't matter.

If he’d show up I’d actually watch.