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NFL legend Terrell Owens is undoubtedly one of the best wide receivers to ever grace a football field — but could he still play just three years shy of 50? He thinks so.
During an interview withNFL Network, 47-year-old Owens said he still believes he could make an NFL team more than a decade since last playing in a game.
“I can still play,” said Owens, who is launching a new season of his talk show,Getcha Popcorn Ready with T.O. and Hatch, later this month. “Who’s to say what I can and can’t do. You can’t speak for me on how my body feels. If anybody can do it, I can do it.”
While Owens never played on a Super Bowl-winning team, he did set a number of individual accomplishments during his career: He was named to six Pro Bowls, was a three-time NFL receiving touchdowns leader, and earned five first-team All-Pro honors.
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Owens started his NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers and later played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals in 2010 (he signed with the Seattle Seahawk in 2012 but was released before seeing any playing time).
“With that conversation that I had, they asked me to keep myself in shape — anything can happen,” he said of his NFL prospects. “And, so, that’s what I’m doing.”
“I’m not washed up,” Owens added, “Once you know how to ride a bike, you know, you don’t forget how to ride that bike.”
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There have been a number of professional athletes who have continued to perform at a high level beyond the typical professional athlete age frame in recent years. NFL quarterbackTom Bradywon his seventh Super Bowl earlier this year at age 43, while NBA starLeBron Jameswon a championship at 35 in 2020.
source: people.com
