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When receiver Terrell Owens wanted to leave Philadelphia, he threw everything he had on the wall to make it happen.
Well, almost everything.
Owens, whose effort to be traded or cut in 2005 included an allegation that the Eagles would be unbeaten that year if the quarterback was Brett Favre and not Donovan McNabb, had already scolded McNabb for throwing up during Super Bowl XXXIX. In a recent interview with the Master Tesfastion of Bleacher Report, Owens takes his statements about McNabb and the Super Bowl and vomits a step further.
“I’ve talked to teammates since then and I know for sure that he was out the night before, he was out the night before, before the biggest game of almost our entire career,” said Owens, via NBC Sports Philly. “The people who saw him the night before said he was drinking, and I think [contributed] for him throwing up in the heap. “
It is definitely a new statement by Owens, and goes against reality (as noted by Reuben Frank) that the Eagles had a curfew the night before the game. In addition, the Super Bowl didn’t start until 6:30 pm ET the next day. So, presumably, McNabb would have recovered from any harmful effects of ingestion by then, if Owens’ statement is true.
“He obviously has a history of condition problems,” added Owens. “So, for me, knowing all this information, I thought it was irresponsible, especially for someone of his caliber, his status, obviously being the leader of the team and you leaving the night before the biggest game of your career, you left to drink or whatever, and maybe that contributed to him throwing up in the heap. It just isn’t good. “
Owens also calls McNabb “fake” during the interview. Which is not as bad as accusing McNabb of getting drunk the night before the Super Bowl, a game the Eagles lost to the Patriots.