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Murphy Martin Commentary
November 10, 2005

 "Stupidity Loses Financing"

Some people never learn. Because they are paid millions and millions of dollars does not make them any smarter, brighter, or less likely to abuse the rules of society .Unfortunately they all too often consider themselves untouchable when their stupidity takes them over and above continued tolerance.

Terrell Owens is not the first athlete to thumb his nose at everything around him when he does not get his way. He and those other stupidity classics who came before him can join in singing, what happened to the double-standard we all earned when we went to that college which allowed us to take the weakest courses, with special tutors to keep us eligible?

Then when the pros came calling with their deep sacks of money, now we could really do anything we wanted to do without fear of challenge because we were professional athletes.

I don't have to tell you but I will anyway--nothing Terrell Owens has said or done in the NFL has earned him the right to continue to draw the dollars he demanded....and perhaps could have earned if he would have kept his stupid acts and statements to himself rather than unleashing them at his team-mates, club owners, coaches or anyone within hearing distance of his double-standard-demanding-demented-mind!

Truth and loyalty are also foreign to Terrell Owens self-styled work habits and their values. Case in point, Owens signed a a $49-million contract with the Eagles in March 2004 and not long thereafter began demanding to renegotiate that contract. He wanted more money---somebody else was making more and he demanded the Eagles renegotiate. This was finally done and just before the Super Bowl of 2005, Owens decided he was ready to play. Everything always on Owens terms. No loyalty to contracts, coaches, club owners or fellow members of the Eagles. "I'm Terrell Owens--I'm the greatest--I deserve more acclaim when I catch my 100th touchdown pass than the Eagles gave me", words like these led to another outbreak last week that led to his suspension for the Washington game and then to his credit--Coach Andy Reid announced this week that Owens was through for the season. Coach Reid said "Owens was suspended for four games and will be inactive for the remaining games this season." Then the Eagles front office announced Owens would not be a part of their organization again.

Sure, the Players Union will file grievances claiming Owens has been mistreated etc. etc. etc. and all the other hogwash they usually claim when a player is hit in the only place it hurts----in his pocketbook. Sure--Owens brought out his speech-trainer agent Drew Rosenhaus on Tuesday and helped Owens apologize to anyone and everyone he had ever met. After listening to Rosenhaus, I'm not sure but that he may have been a part of Owens problem.

Mr. Rosenhaus should have spent some time earlier while banking all those agent dollars from Owens--schooling him on how to keep his mouth shut. His apologies are TOO LITTLE-TOO LATE

Hopefully the many other candidates for stupid athlete of the year can learn from Owens. You have no special privileges. There should be no double-standards. Abuse is abuse and stupidity is stupidity. If you don't want to lose all those wonderful adult toys your millions are buying----straighten up! Honor contracts you sign! Let your word be your bond!

Your fans will appreciate you more and your finances will not be threatened if you leave your stupidity in the dressing room with all the other dirty jocks!

Murphy Martin

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