Tag: Terrell Owens

George Kittle could be top 3 pass catcher in 49ers history with big Week 8

George Kittle could surpass a couple of 49ers legends on the all-time receiving yards list with a big game in Week 8.

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle has a chance to cement himself as a franchise legend with a big game in Week 8 against the Dallas Cowboys.

Never mind for a moment Kittle’s gregarious personality, which combined with his productivity has already put him in the realm of all-time greats in 49ers history.

A big Week 8 showing could land Kittle at No. 3 in the 49ers’ all-time receiving yards list. He’s entering the week at No. 5, but he needs just 102 yards to leap into the top three.

Here’s what the top-five looks like entering Sunday night’s game:

1. WR Jerry Rice: 19,247
2. WR Terrell Owens: 8,572
3. WR Dwight Clark: 6,750
4. WR Gene Washington: 6,664
5. TE George Kittle: 6,649

Kittle is already more than 1,000 yards clear of Vernon Davis for the most receiving yards by a TE in franchise history.

It’ll be interesting to see if Kittle can eventually track down Owens. Kittle is on track for exactly 1,000 yards in 2024. That would put him at 7,274 yards –leaving him 1,298 yards shy of Owens. Two more years with 650 yards in each season would be enough to climb to No. 2 in 49ers history. He’d need to average 433 yards per season with the 49ers if he plays for three more years in San Francisco.

Before trying to track down Owens, however, Kittle needs to play in Week 8. He’s dealing with a foot sprain that held him out of Wednesday’s practice. He returned Thursday, which is a good sign for his chances to play against the Cowboys and continue his trek up the 49ers’ all-time receiving yards leaderboard.

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Could son of 49ers legend help team replace Brandon Aiyuk?

The San Francisco 49ers can’t close any doors when maneuvering their roster to make up for Brandon Aiyuk’s season-ending knee injury.

Replacing wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk quickly shot up the San Francisco 49ers’ list of priorities when the 2023 All-Pro went down with a season-ending knee injury in Week 7.

Aiyuk’s injury, which came just over two weeks before the NFL’s Nov. 5 trade deadline, may push San Francisco into action to acquire a WR on the trade market. There are a handful of options that make sense if that’s the route they want to take.

If they don’t take that route, there’s an intriguing name in the building who could make his way to the roster: undrafted rookie WR Terique Owens, who is the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer and 49ers legend Terrell Owens.

While the trade route seems to be the most logical one if the team is looking for a direct replacement for Aiyuk, head coach Kyle Shanahan on Monday in a conference call told reporters the team will explore the trade market without putting all their eggs in that basket.

“Well, it makes you look into everything,” Shanahan said of Aiyuk’s injury. “We try to look into everything regardless. Obviously with more issues that came up yesterday, you still want to look into everything, but it has to do with what options are out there with stuff that we can pull off that doesn’t totally hurt us, that helps us now and doesn’t hurt us for the future. There’s lots of decisions that go into it. So, we’ll look into everything, but a lot of times that’s just kind of living in hope.”

If a trade doesn’t materialize, the 49ers are likely to simply push Jauan Jennings into a more prominent role while backfilling the WR3 snaps with rookies Ricky Pearsall and Jacob Cowing, and veterans Chris Conley and Ronnie Bell.

They may want to keep another WR on the roster for depth purposes even if they don’t need to replace Aiyuk on a snap-to-snap basis. And that’s where Owens emerges as an internal option. Shanahan said without a trade, they’ll rely on who they have in the building.

“Those answers aren’t always out there,” Shanahan said. “You’ve got to be ready to get people better in your building and deal with what you’ve got in your building. And if you ever find something that makes sense, we will never hesitate on it but it’s not always available like you hope it is.”

Owens is one of two wide receivers on the practice squad, along with veteran and former 49ers fifth-round pick Trent Taylor. Taylor has primarily been a punt returner over the last few seasons, which may open the door for Owens to step in and contribute on more special teams units.

There’s no guarantee either Taylor or Owens are promoted from the practice squad. San Francisco, when healthy, is still working with six receivers who have roles in the offense and on special teams. The likelihood a practice squad receiver is anything more than a special teams contributor is something south of miniscule.

With injuries to Conley, Jennings and Samuel entering Week 8, however, there’s a chance we could see Owens elevated from the practice squad when the 49ers host the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football.

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Terrell Owens visits UCLA Bruins campus

TO comes to town.

The great Terrell Owens was on campus at UCLA on Friday. The 50-year-old appeared to be in great shape running throughout the field in what looked to be a pick-up game.

Owens, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018 was a third-round draft pick back in 1996. He was the 89th pick overall out of Chattanooga. Owens grew up in Alexander City Alabama.

Owens played with several NFL teams, most notably the San Francisco 49ers to start his career and the Dallas Cowboys. Other teams were the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, and Cincinnati Bengals, and his final team was the Seattle Seahawks.

He was named to the Pwo Boxl six times in his career. He finished with more than 1,075 receptions, nearly 16,000 yards, and 153 touchdowns.

Here is a look at the great Owens playing some football on campus:

Owens has had several trips to UCLA over the years, his reason for this stop is unknown.

NFL legend felt disrespected and ‘ignored’ by Tom Brady

An NFL legend revealed his big issue with Tom Brady

Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens might have a bone to pick with Tom Brady.

When appearing on “The Bubba Dub Show,” Owens claimed he felt disrespected by Brady for not responding to his offer to join him in Tampa Bay late in the 2021 season.

Owens was looking for a chance to play in the NFL again, and an opportunity seemed to have presented itself after Antonio Brown’s meltdown at MetLife Stadium during the Buccaneers and New York Jets game. Brown was cut from the team after that incident, and Owens was hoping for an opportunity to help fill the void for the Buccaneers.

He was 48 years old at the time and had been out of the NFL since 2010, when he last played with the Cincinnati Bengals.

“Tom Brady ignored me, bro,” Owens said. “…I reached out to him through Randy [Moss] and a couple of other people just to come in and play third down and red zone situations. You know this dude really ignored me, bro?

“It just shows you the lack of respect, and then when they get in front of you, they want to act like they respect you. Me, I’m a Hall of Famer. You’ve seen what I’ve done on the football field. But it just goes to show how arrogance comes into play.”

Owens played organized football recently, as a member of the Zappers in Fan Controlled Football. It was clear that he did still have something left in the tank.

Yet, playing in the NFL at almost 50 years old would have been a tough task. If nothing else, you have to admire his confidence.

NFL Hall Of Fame WR Terrell Owens believes ‘sky is the limit’ for C.J. Stroud, Texans’ offense

Hall of Fame receiver Terrell Owens believes the Houston Texans will continue to have a bright future under C.J. Stroud and DeMeco Ryans

Terrell Owens knows quarterback talent. He’s played with several high-profile passers during his time in the pros.

Hall of Fame gunslinger Steve Young helped kickstart Owens’ career in San Francisco. Donovan McNabb helped him become an All-Pro in Philadelphia.

Where would Tony Romo be without Owens as a security blanket in Dallas? In 2006, Owens led the league in touchdown receptions while Romo became an overnight sensation and “my quarterback’ to the Hall of Fame receiver.

If anyone knows quality quarterback play, it’s the Hall of Fame Owens, who at 50 still hasn’t lost a step running drills during the sweltering heat of Houston.

Like many, he too believes in the Texans’ future so long as it involves reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud.

“The sky is the limit for this guy,” Owens told KPC2 Sports of Stroud earlier this week at his annual youth football camp. “Coming in as a rookie living up to the expectations and it’s only going to get better. The expectations for him and Houston, the team goals, obviously, is to win the Super Bowl championship.”

Owens, who ranks third all-time in receiving yards (15,934) and touchdowns (153), came away impressed with Stroud’s on-field ability and dedication to the community. His leadership has been a mainstay in the area since being drafted out of Ohio State last April.

Then again, Stroud’s on-field play was an essential reason why Houston secured its first division title in four years. Last season in 15 games, the two-time Heisman finalist threw for 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns and five interceptions while posting a 100.8 passer rating.

He joined Tom Brady and Joe Montana as the only quarterbacks in league history to lead the league in passing yards per game and touchdown-to-interception ratio. Stroud also became the fifth rookie to throw for over 4,000 yards in their first year.

“If they surround him with the right weapons and obviously you have a great coach in DeMeco Ryans, defensively it’s a lot to be said for those guys and what they did last year,” Owens said. “You put all those things together and win ball games.”

Stroud is the most prodigious piece for Houston’s offense, but he’s only a fraction of the offensive success. The Texans have two rising stars at receiver in Nico Collins and Tank Dell, both of whom set records in the passing game last fall.

This offseason, the Texans traded a future second-round to acquire four-time Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs. They also traded for Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon and re-signed tight end Dalton Schultz to a three-year deal.

Owens knows a quarterback can’t win titles by himself, but receivers can’t find the end zone without the right leader in the huddle.

Houston has both entering 2024, making the AFC South champs a threat to only build off a 10-7 finish.

Terrell Owens: Lakers had more pride in winning in-season tournament than Nuggets series

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens criticized the Lakers for what he sees as a lack of pride and passion versus the Nuggets.

The Los Angeles Lakers have looked helpless and clueless during their first-round playoff series versus the Denver Nuggets. Despite building double-digit leads in each of the first three games of the series, they have lost each of those games, and they’re now on the verge of being swept.

Every time they have seen one of their leads start to diminish, they have shown a remarkable lack of resourcefulness. They have also shown a lack of fight, especially as the series has devolved into a one-sided affair.

The Lakers celebrated their in-season tournament title in December with champagne, which caused some to mock them for making too much out of winning the inaugural NBA Cup. That victory now seems completely insignificant and distant.

Former NFL star wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens believes the team cared more about winning that tourney than it does about trying to knock the defending world champs out of the playoffs (h/t Lakers Daily).

Game 4 of the best-of-seven matchup will take place on Saturday evening at Crypto.com Arena. Even if the Lakers somehow manage to win, it would do very little, if anything, to alter the complexion of the series, let alone its outcome.

Terrell Owens’ son Terique competes at 49ers local pro day

Terrell Owens’ son, Terique Owens was on the field on Wednesday for the 49ers local pro day in Santa Clara.

Heading into draft season, there are multiple family connections between current and former San Francisco 49ers players and prospects in the 2024 class.

USC wide receiver Brenden Rice, the son of Jerry Rice; Rice wide receiver Luke McCaffrey, whose brother Christian is a 49ers running back; and Southern Mississippi running back Frank Gore Jr. will all be on the board.

On Wednesday, another prospect with family ties to San Francisco competed at the 49ers local pro day in Santa Clara. Terrell Owens’ son Terique was on the field on Wednesday with other prospects in Santa Clara.

Via @NBCS49ers on Twitter:

The 6-foot-3 wide receiver played three seasons with the Missouri State Bears of the FCS, racking up 46 receptions for 765 yards over his career in the Missouri Valley Conference.

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Bills legend Bruce Smith (& Terrell Owens) were in Super Bowl 58 commercial

#Bills legend Bruce Smith, Terrell Owens were in a Super Bowl 58 commercial (video):

Did you catch a glimpse of Bruce Smith or Terrell Owens during Super Bowl 58?

They appeared side-by-side in a commercial for M&M’s candy.

Titled “Almost Champions Ring of Comfort,” the advertisement pokes fun at their inability to win a Super Bowl during their careers. But this isn’t some kind of Bills bashing.

In addition, Miami Dolphins legend Dan Marino and even Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson make appearances.

On USA TODAY’s Ad Meter rankings, the commercial earned a 5.39 overall score from voters.

Check out the ad below:

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Amari Cooper joins Terrell Owens in elite receiver company

A 200-yard receiving game for his third franchise made Amari Cooper’s holiday

Amari Cooper had himself a day for the Cleveland Browns against the Houston Texans on Christmas Eve.

The wide receiver had 10 receptions for 252 yards and a pair of TDs with the bulk of the fourth quarter left.

The Browns led 28-7 and were on the verge of their 10th victory.

Cooper has reached the 200-yard mark for three teams, the Raiders, Cowboys, and Browns.

NFL Network analyst predicts Alvin Kamara will catch 20 passes vs. Lions

Maurice Jones-Drew’s Week 13 bold prediction is Alvin Kamara will be the third NFL player to ever catch 20 passes in a game.

Former NFL running back and current NFL Network analyst Maurice Jones-Drew predicted New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara will catch 20 passes on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. This was a part of the network’s Week 13 bold predictions and that is definitely a bold call.

Only two players in league history have ever reached 20 catches in a game (Terrell Owens set the single-game record with 20 against the Bears in 2000; Brandon Marshall broke that record with 21 in a loss to the Colts in 2009). This likely won’t happen if only because Kamara will still be tasked with also running the ball.

Kamara’s career-high in catches and combined touches are 15 and 31. He’d have to eclipse that to make Jones-Drew’s bold prediction come true. Whether it comes true aside, his prediction speaks to the workload Kamara might have to see on Sunday. He caught 13 and 12 passes in games earlier this season, and injuries at wide receiver might force Derek Carr to funnel even more targets Kamara’s way.

Jamaal Williams hasn’t seen much work since returning from injured reserve and the Saints are down some receivers. 20 catches might be extreme, but the offense very well could run through Alvin Kamara versus the Lions.

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