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If the world only knew “prior” to the time of the vote.
Newly-minted Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens finally traveled over the tough hump, making to Canton. But that doesn't mean his stay won't include a few controversial issues.
He's already stated that he's going to skip the prestigious Hall of Fame induction ceremony—a move that's unheard of. Had this news come out prior to the vote, things would probably have gone down a bit different and on Friday, voter Gary Myers, formerly of the New York Daily News admitted to this idea.
“Terrell Owens informed Pro Football HOF he’s not attending induction ceremony,” Myers said in a Thursday tweet that has since been deleted. “Unprecedented. Classy guy. If I knew he would not show up, I would have voted for somebody who would have. T.O was not happy it took until third year to get in. Don’t know reason he’s not showing up.”
Though Myers understands just how damaging he was in the box score department, he also grasps the intricacies to a locker room and how football teams conduct themselves in the neverending pursuit of winning ball games.
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“The bottom line on T.O. is he was so disruptive,” Myers said after Owens was overlooked the first time, in early 2016. “[H]e tore teams apart. . . . He’s a Hall of Fame player that five teams couldn’t wait to get rid of. So what does that tell you about how disruptive he was?”
At this point, that's it. It's a done deal wrapped with a pretty little bow. Terrell Owens is a Pro Football Hall of Famer and that won't change.
What the man does on induction day later this summer is a mystery T.O. will probably keep us in-line on until the day finally comes—in classic controversial T.O. nature.
