Terrell Owens hospitalized - Page 4

Kylo Ren · 09-27-2006, 08:01 AM

DALLAS -- Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after fire rescue personnel arrived, The Associated Press reported Wednesday citing a police report.A Dallas police report released Wednesday morning said Owens told rescue workers "that he was depressed." The report was first released by WFAA-TV.The rescue worker "noticed that [his] prescription pain medication was empty and observed [Owens] putting two pills in his mouth,'' the police report said.The worker attempted to pry them out with her fingers, then was told by Owens that before this incident he'd taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied. The worker then asked Owens "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"Owens was taken to the emergency room Tuesday night. A source close to Owens had told ESPN's Ed Werder early Wednesday morning that Owens was suffering an adverse reaction to painkillers taken for treatment of his fractured hand."This is not serious," Owens' publicist Kim Etheridge said in Wednesday's online edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.A report earlier Tuesday stated that Owens would practice with the team Wednesday and possibly play Sunday at Tennessee, but his availability this week and beyond is now uncertain.Doctors treating the Dallas Cowboys receiver were trying to induce vomiting when he arrived at Baylor Medical Center, according to a television report.Owens was brought by a fire rescue crew to the hospital, Dallas-Fort Worth television station KTVT reported, citing sources the television station did not identify. A reporter for the station later said she saw Owens being wheeled down the hall.Calls from The Associated Press to Owens' agent, his publicist and the Cowboys were not immediately returned Tuesday night. The hospital told the AP that they do not have a patient registered by Owens' name; however, federal privacy laws allow people to block their name from being released.No teammates or Cowboys officials were seen entering the hospital late Tuesday night.Owens fractured the fourth metacarpal bone in the Cowboys' victory over the Washington Redskins and underwent surgery on Sept. 18. The next day, a plate was screwed in, protecting the bone so it can heal without further damage.Cowboys coach Bill Parcells mentioned in a press conference shortly thereafter that pain medication had made Owens ill, apparently making this the second time he has had an adverse reaction. The incident that sent him to the hospital Tuesday night apparently occurred sometime after Owens took medication after catching passes at the Cowboys' facility on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Cowboys also practiced without tight end Jason Witten, whose wife was having a baby. Wide receiver Terry Glenn practiced, albeit with several stitches in his thumb."He was trying to cut some tape off his uniform," Parcells said. "He had his hand down in his pants and he missed. Fortunately he cut his hand."With the Cowboys having had a bye last weekend, Owens could return without having missed a game. Before Tuesday's late developments, Owens said he would play Oct. 8, when he gets to face his former team, the Eagles, in Philadelphia.

DMAC · 09-27-2006, 08:04 AM

Maybe if he wasn't a moron to everyone around him then he would have "friends" and would'nt be depressed.

TN_Chief · 09-27-2006, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DMAC

Maybe if he wasn't a moron to everyone around him then he would have "friends" and would'nt be depressed.

****in' A bubba. TO has taken a flamethrower to every "bridge" he ever saw. Eventually, sympathy for such a person runs out...as mine did for TO long ago.

I can't wait to see how the TO posse trys to spin this over the next week or so. That should be amusing.

I wonder what Parcells is thinking this morning. Probably something along the lines of "I can't believe that asshat Jerry stuck me with this fool".

**Iowanian** · 09-27-2006, 07:42 AM

I don't really care if he has been a drama queen and a dickhead on the field. I don't see the humor in the guy trying to off himself.

It might be different if it comes out that he only took the purple Dinos while some teacher took the Freds.

**ChiTown** · 09-27-2006, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

I don't really care if he has been a drama queen and a dickhead on the field. I don't see the humor in the guy trying to off himself.

It might be different if it comes out that he only took the purple Dinos while some teacher took the Freds.

I see it as his debt to the sports world for being a douche of biblical proportion. A cleansing of his sins, if you will......

Brock · 09-27-2006, 07:44 AM

There were people a couple of years ago that were predicting this very thing. The guy is mental.

bkkcoh · 09-27-2006, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

I don't really care if he has been a drama queen and a dickhead on the field. I don't see the humor in the guy trying to off himself.

It might be different if it comes out that he only took the purple Dinos while some teacher took the Freds.

I would agree with that statement 100%

09-27-2006, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

I don't really care if he has been a drama queen and a dickhead on the field. I don't see the humor in the guy trying to off himself.

It might be different if it comes out that he only took the purple Dinos while some teacher took the Freds.

It just might be a little funny. All I'm saying is maybe a little tiny bit.

**Bob Dole** · 09-27-2006, 07:43 AM

Someone just told Bob Dole that CNN breaking news said that it was a suicide attempt.

Eleazar · 09-27-2006, 07:51 AM

Yeah... like him or not, I don't think that a guy trying to off himself is very funny.

Archie F. Swin · 09-27-2006, 07:51 AM

This guy knows how to keep ESPN in bidness, eh?

Hootie · 09-27-2006, 07:53 AM

anybody who takes light of this situation is a pure dumbass.

**ChiTown** · 09-27-2006, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Hootie

anybody who takes light of this situation is a pure dumbass.

ok, I just gotta ask, why should I care?

Hootie · 09-27-2006, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown

ok, I just gotta ask, why should I care?

you don't have to care.

But sports are entertainment. T.O. might say some stupid shit, and he might be arrogant and maybe even stupid, but this is SERIOUS.

I'm sure you're trying to be funny, and I'm a pretty good judge of what's funny and what isn't funny, and I'll assure you that making fun of a guy who tried to kill himself isn't funny.

**ChiTown** · 09-27-2006, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Hootie

you don't have to care.

But sports are entertainment. T.O. might say some stupid shit, and he might be arrogant and maybe even stupid, but this is SERIOUS.

I'm sure you're trying to be funny, and I'm a pretty good judge of what's funny and what isn't funny, and I'll assure you that making fun of a guy who tried to kill himself isn't funny.

I don't have to try to be funny. I'm naturally funny.

Now, on to the topic at hand. You seem a bit stressed out. Problems at work, home, sex life? I suggest staying away from hard alcohol, pills and message boards while you get your life in order.

Your welcome and there's no charge.

09-27-2006, 08:01 AM	#1
Kylo Ren Grandson of Darth Vader Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Starkiller Base Casino cash: $10015175	DALLAS -- Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after fire rescue personnel arrived, The Associated Press reported Wednesday citing a police report.A Dallas police report released Wednesday morning said Owens told rescue workers "that he was depressed." The report was first released by WFAA-TV.The rescue worker "noticed that [his] prescription pain medication was empty and observed [Owens] putting two pills in his mouth,'' the police report said.The worker attempted to pry them out with her fingers, then was told by Owens that before this incident he'd taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied. The worker then asked Owens "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"Owens was taken to the emergency room Tuesday night. A source close to Owens had told ESPN's Ed Werder early Wednesday morning that Owens was suffering an adverse reaction to painkillers taken for treatment of his fractured hand."This is not serious," Owens' publicist Kim Etheridge said in Wednesday's online edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.A report earlier Tuesday stated that Owens would practice with the team Wednesday and possibly play Sunday at Tennessee, but his availability this week and beyond is now uncertain.Doctors treating the Dallas Cowboys receiver were trying to induce vomiting when he arrived at Baylor Medical Center, according to a television report.Owens was brought by a fire rescue crew to the hospital, Dallas-Fort Worth television station KTVT reported, citing sources the television station did not identify. A reporter for the station later said she saw Owens being wheeled down the hall.Calls from The Associated Press to Owens' agent, his publicist and the Cowboys were not immediately returned Tuesday night. The hospital told the AP that they do not have a patient registered by Owens' name; however, federal privacy laws allow people to block their name from being released.No teammates or Cowboys officials were seen entering the hospital late Tuesday night.Owens fractured the fourth metacarpal bone in the Cowboys' victory over the Washington Redskins and underwent surgery on Sept. 18. The next day, a plate was screwed in, protecting the bone so it can heal without further damage.Cowboys coach Bill Parcells mentioned in a press conference shortly thereafter that pain medication had made Owens ill, apparently making this the second time he has had an adverse reaction. The incident that sent him to the hospital Tuesday night apparently occurred sometime after Owens took medication after catching passes at the Cowboys' facility on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Cowboys also practiced without tight end Jason Witten, whose wife was having a baby. Wide receiver Terry Glenn practiced, albeit with several stitches in his thumb."He was trying to cut some tape off his uniform," Parcells said. "He had his hand down in his pants and he missed. Fortunately he cut his hand."With the Cowboys having had a bye last weekend, Owens could return without having missed a game. Before Tuesday's late developments, Owens said he would play Oct. 8, when he gets to face his former team, the Eagles, in Philadelphia. __________________ Forgive me. I feel it again... the call from light. Supreme Leader senses it. Show me again the power of the darkness, and I'll let nothing stand in our way. Show me, grandfather, and I will finish what you started. I will fulfill our destiny.
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09-27-2006, 08:04 AM	#2
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09-27-2006, 07:42 AM	#4
Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $4668454	I don't really care if he has been a drama queen and a dickhead on the field. I don't see the humor in the guy trying to off himself. It might be different if it comes out that he only took the purple Dinos while some teacher took the Freds.
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09-27-2006, 07:44 AM	#6
Brock Say hello to my little friend Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Larryville Casino cash: $9598422	There were people a couple of years ago that were predicting this very thing. The guy is mental.
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09-27-2006, 07:43 AM	#9
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09-27-2006, 07:51 AM	#10
Eleazar Beyond the Rapids Join Date: May 2003 Location: Langley, VA Casino cash: $-370000	Yeah... like him or not, I don't think that a guy trying to off himself is very funny.
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09-27-2006, 07:51 AM	#11
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09-27-2006, 07:53 AM	#12
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