Report: T.O. attempted suicide

Associated Press ^ | September 27, 2006

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Flamboyant 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.

Owens left the hospital late Wednesday morning, giving reporters a "thumbs up" but making no comment as he was driven away in an SUV.

Publicist Kim Etheredge said in various interviews Wednesday with Dallas-area media that the police have gotten the story wrong. She said she was with Owens, who was having trouble because he'd

[Sunshine Sister]

So that's what Rush was talking about!

[My2Cents]

So, what does Jerry Jones think of his prize acquisition now?

[Mr. Mojo]

Did anyone see the Bill Parcels news conference a few minutes ago? He was asked dozens of questions, and had the same reply for every one: "I know nothing" (said many different ways).

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Pills? That's a woman's way to try to commit suicide.

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ping

[cherry]

I have no ill will towards T.O. and I hope he finds some peace.....increasingly sounding like he is bipolar....

yes...he's a jerk like a lot of athletes.......

but I hope he gets well......prayers for him....

[Proud_USA_Republican]

This wasn't a suicide attempt.

T.O. was just auditioning for one of those mexican soap operas.

[PeterFinn]

"Flamboyant" - hmmm - code word for TO playing the 'down low'???

[LukeL]

Sounds a lot like what happened to Dimitrus Underwood.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Just from the little I have read of his story this afternoon, my first thoughts were bipolar as well. Also, pain meds (for the broken finger) could trigger depression. I know that steriods are forbidden in the NFL, but I wonder about the affects of 'natural' type body/muscle building compounds on the brain chemistry of someone who is bi-polar.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Just another moron trying to get attention. If he was serious about killing himself, he'd have driven his Explorer into a freeway stanchion at 110 MPH. T.O. is the worst attention whore since Deion Sanders.

[cherry]

what I read recently is that Human Growth Hormone is not tested for, and its suspected that many football players use it.....

the side-effects or consequences, we might not learn for a generation....

[Shermy]

Sounds like Dennis Rodman in the Detroit arena parking lot with the gun.

TO is nutty. Maybe he should start coloring his hair, wearing dresses and marrying MTV reporterettes. Seems to have stabilized Rodman.

[hoosiermama]

When I was first given pain med, years ago, couldn't tell time of day or how much time had passed. If a friend had not accidentally been with me, may have OD. Knew I was in pain and knew the tablets were for pain. Was ready to take the second within minutes of the first, but the friend intervened. Let's not judge until we get the entire story. Pain meds can cause some people to do "crazy things"!

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Yep.

Some women slit their wrist, but, women don't generally care for a violent or bloody way out. With men however, they usually choose eating a bullet. Coarse way to say it, but...

[steel_resolve]

I wonder how many more times this will be posted today?

[drsbb]

Hello, Everyone:

And while we're at it . . . is T.O. a wholly owned subsidary of ESPN? Right now they're covering this like it was an assassination attempt on President Bush.

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even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened, according to a police report obtained Wednesday.

Looks like it to me.