When Terrell Owens signed with the Buffalo Bills on March 7, 2009, most people believed that he’d officially reached the twilight of his NFL playing days. Voluntarily signing with the Bills, not-so-proud owners of the NFL’s longest streak without a playoff appearance, appeared to be the swan song to his illustrious, Hall of Fame-worthy career. So when Owens signed with the Cincinnati Bengals a little over a year later, it was not met with the same level of buzz that T.O. was accustomed to.
Bengals WR Terrell Owens Is Midseason NFL Comeback Player Of The Year
In just eight games, a lot has changed. Owens has proven in his half-year with Cincinnati that he remains one of the NFL’s most dynamic playmakers at age 37 (which he’ll be on December 7).
Owens made plays in Buffalo; his 55 receptions, 829 yards and five touchdowns were well below his yearly average, and the level of obscurity surrounding his play was at an all-time high, but let’s be honest: T.O. played pretty well in Buffalo. No one realized that T.O. had this in him, though.
T.O. has already caught 55 passes this season, exactly the total he had in Buffalo in half the playing time. He currently ranks third in the NFL with 770 receiving yards, tied for third with seven receiving touchdowns, and nearly single-handedly beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football in Week 9.
It’s a shame that the Bengals are floundering at 2-6, a year after winning the AFC North. It’s obscuring one undeniable fact: T.O. is back in a big way, and is still very much one of the NFL’s best wide receivers.
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