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Police Say NFL Star Owens Tried Suicide 2006-09-27 Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens tried to kill himself by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened, according to a police report obtained Wednesday. The report said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time (he) stated, `Yes.'" The Dallas police report said the 32-year-old Owens told his friend "that he was depressed." Details of the police report were first reported by WFAA-TV. Police Lt. Rick Watson said during a brief news conference that he could only confirm that paramedics called police to say they were taking Owens to the hospital. He said no more details would come from the police because no laws were broken. "This is a high-profile person. We looked into it and we determined it is not a criminal offense," Watson said. "This a medical type of situation that occurred." Watson and fire department spokesman Joel Lavender cited privacy laws for the lack of information they could provide. Lavender said more details could come from the 911 call. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get the contents of the call. "Let's just look at the tape, review the tape," Lavender said. "I'll give you an honest answer once I know something." At the police news conference, Watson released a version of the police narrative with certain sections blacked out. The full report was obtained by several news outlets and reported first by WFAA. The AP received the full version from WFAA. The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that (his) prescription pain medication was empty and observed (Owens) putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said. The friend 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. According to the police report, Dallas Fire and Rescue was called regarding someone "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication." Officers arrived to find Owens being stabilized by ambulance workers, who then took him to Baylor University Medical Center. Owens was hospitalized late Tuesday because of what his publicist said was an allergic reaction to pain medicine he was taking for a broken hand. Doctors reportedly tried to induce vomiting. |
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2006-09-28 Former NFL player Bill Romanowski can continue coaching his 12-year-old son's flag football team after scolding another seventh-grader over what the notorious linebacker considered dirty play, the recreation league's director said Wednesday. Romanowski, who retired in 2004 after a controversial 16-year career that included stints with the 49ers and Raiders, took over his son's recreation-league squad this fall in Piedmont, an upscale enclave in the Oakland hills. Romanowski already had protested rough play during the team's game last week in nearby Lafayette when he thought an opposing player tripped one of his son's teammates. He briefly confronted the player he accused of doing the tripping on the field, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Lafayette officials complained, saying Romanowski wouldn't be allowed to return to Lafayette to coach when the two teams meet for a rematch next month. But Piedmont Recreation Department director Mark Delventhal met with Romanowski on Wednesday and said he trusts the coach not to engage in out-of-bounds behavior. "At this point, I have utmost confidence that Mr. Romanowski will continue to conduct himself in a manner that's appropriate," Delventhal told The Associated Press. "I think our players are very fortunate to have Mr. Romanowski as a coach." Efforts to reach Romanowski were not immediately successful. Romanowski won four Super Bowl championships in the NFL, playing for Denver and Philadelphia along with both Bay Area teams. He played in 243 consecutive games, a record for linebackers. But Romanowski also earned a reputation as one of pro football's dirtiest players, accused of everything from dirty hits to spitting in opponents' faces. Last year, he acknowledged using steroids and human growth hormone supplied by Victor Conte, founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative. In 2003, Romanowski punched teammate Marcus Williams during practice with the Raiders, breaking his eye socket. Williams received $415,000 in a lawsuit settlement with Romanowski, who retired after the season. Romanowski, who lives in Piedmont, has dabbled in broadcasting and acting since his retirement, appearing in the Adam Sandler-starring remake of "The Longest Yard." He also appears on the cover of the latest edition of "Blitz: The League," an extra-violent football video game. "I can talk smack, kick, punch, spit, knee you in the groin, and it's all legal," Romanowski said of the video game in a recent interview with IGN.com, a gaming web site. "This is my type of game." |
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| Stupid taunting calls and other stuff that they shouldn't be doing. |
| QUOTE (Mad Dog @ Sep 28 2006, 05:09 PM) |
| Willie Parker's was the worst. It was a 1 yard TD run. Act like you've been there before. |
| QUOTE (Mad Dog @ Sep 28 2006, 05:20 PM) |
| In that close of a game you shouldn't be giving yards away like that. I don't remember the one that came shortly after so I can't comment on it. The team's 1-2 and frankly not good enough to be taking 15 yard penalties. I'm also starting to wonder if Rothlisberger is maybe never going to be the same after the motorcycle accident. |