Terrell Owens is going to be inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in just a few weeks, but he doesn't want his time playing football to end.
According to Kevin Seifert of ESPN, Owens wants to play again in the NFL, but if he can't, he would like to join a Canadian Football League team.
The Edmonton Eskimos currently own the exclusive rights to him, but Owens has started the procedural process to make the team either offer him a contract or release him from the exclusive rights list within ten days.
Jason Staroszik, a Canada-based agent who is representing Owens on the matter, said that Owens “100 percent” wants to play football again at the pro level.
“He wants to play in the NFL,” Starosik told ESPN. “But if he can't, the CFL is the next-best option.”
Owens last played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL in 2010, and there is currently no known interest in the NFL for his services.
In the CFL the interest is not known outside of the Eskimos, and it's unclear if the Eskimos are even prepared to offer a contract, or will they let him be available to the rest of the league.
The Eskimos have until July 24 to decide whether to offer Owens a contract or relinquish his rights. By CFL rules, a contract offer — even if it is for the CFL's minimum rookie salary — would allow Edmonton to retain Owens' rights for another year.
Owens is not expected to take a minimum salary for the Eskimos but if they offered that it would keep Owens under their control for another year.
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