The Dallas Cowboys have cut ties with controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens.
Since a mid-season trade brought wide receiver Roy Williams to Dallas from the Lions, many people assumed Owens' time in Big-D was limited. That feeling grew during a late season episode in which Owens' claimed that quarterback Tony Romo and Tight End Jason Witten were secretly meeting and devising their own plays, apparently in an effort to limit Owens' role in the offense. Owens' continued to have issues with Witten into the off-season.
Following the end of the season, rumors continued to swirl and in late February, Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones issued the following comment when asked about Owens' possible release: "That [Cowboys vice president and Jones' son] Stephen [Jones] and I were debating about Terrell, that's just misinformation. That's just not accurate. I don't know where that comes from. That's just total misinformation."
Despite Jerry Jones' comments in February, Terrell Owens has been released despite the fact that the transaction triggers a nearly $9 million salary-cap hit against the 2009 salary cap.
Neither Terrell Owens nor agent Drew Rosenhaus have released statements.
There have been no immediate reports regarding potential suitors for the unemployed receiver. We'll keep you posted.