Terrell Owens taken to Emergency Room in Dallas

[Little Texan]

Wonder what happened to him? They mentioned something earlier on ESPNews that he had been having some reactions to some pain medication he's been taking, so maybe it has something to do with that.


Report: T.O. taken to Dallas ER to induce vomitingAssociated Press



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DALLAS -- Terrell Owens was taken to the emergency room for an undisclosed reason Tuesday night, and doctors treating the Dallas Cowboys receiver were trying to induce vomiting, according to a television report.


Owens was brought by a fire rescue crew to Baylor Medical Center, Dallas-Fort Worth television station KTVT reported, citing sources the television station did not identify. A reporter for the station later said she saw Owens being wheeled down the hall.


Calls from The Associated Press to Owens' agent, his publicist and the Cowboys were not immediately returned Tuesday night. The hospital told the AP that they do not have a patient registered by Owens' name.


KTVT said a Dallas police spokesperson was en route to the hospital to talk about a "high profile case."

Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger a week ago Sunday night. The next day, a plate was screwed in, protecting the bone so it can heal without further damage.


Earlier Tuesday, Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he expects Owens to rejoin his teammates at practice Wednesday and would start Sunday in Tennessee if he proves he can play.


"It's just, can he withstand the pain of catching the ball?" Parcells said. "When he can stand it, he can play."


With the Cowboys having had a bye last weekend, Owens could return without having missed a game. He's already said he'll play Oct. 8, when he gets to face his former team, the Eagles, in Philadelphia.

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[diamondD]

More to it than just the medication. He tried to commit suidice.


Terrell's suicide attempt.


DALLAS (AP) -- 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.

The report said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time (he) stated, 'Yes."'

The Dallas police report said the 32-year-old Owens told his friend "that he was depressed." Details of the police report were first reported by WFAA-TV. Police scheduled a news conference for later Wednesday morning.

The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that (his) prescription pain medication was empty and observed (Owens) putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said. The friend attempted to pry them out with her fingers, then was told by Owens that before this incident he'd taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied.

According to the police report, Dallas Fire and Rescue was called regarding someone "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication." Officers arrived to find Owens being stabilized by ambulance workers, who then took him to Baylor University Medical Center.

Owens was hospitalized late Tuesday because of what his publicist said was an allergic reaction to pain medicine he was taking for a broken hand. Doctors reportedly tried to induce vomiting.

Owens, one of the league's top receivers during his 11-year NFL career, is best known for wild stunts on the field and other publicity-seeking antics off it.

When the Cowboys signed him to a $25 million, three-year deal in March, they said their background checks indicated no red flags. In fact, team consultant Calvin Hill -- who mostly deals with troubled players -- said during training camp that his department was not involved with Owens because he didn't have a history of those kinds of problems.

He missed most of training camp, and three of four preseason games, because of a hamstring injury. He was late for work during his recovery and was fined for it, but Owens laughed it off, saying he overslept. He said it had happened before, though not with Dallas, and would probably happen again.

Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger during a game a week ago Sunday. The next day, doctors screwed in a plate so the bone could heal without fear of further damage. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said last week that the pain medicine made Owens ill.

Owens had not practiced since the injury, but because Dallas had a bye this past weekend he did not miss a game. He was expected to practice Wednesday, and Parcells had said there was a chance Owens could play Sunday against Tennessee.

Owens had been especially looking forward to the Cowboys' game after that -- Oct. 8, in Philadelphia, against the team that dumped him midway through last season only months after he helped them nearly win the Super Bowl.

Owens was seen laughing and joking on the practice field Tuesday morning. He chatted briefly with reporters in the locker room in the afternoon and seemed fine. A 2-inch scar on the top of his hand was puffy but not wrapped, and he said the swelling was doing down.

While in the locker room, he took a pill from a white paper bag and looked at another medicine bottle that was in the bag. He also called a business partner about a towel-wrap venture they're starting and joked to TV cameras that he wasn't talking until Wednesday and today was only Tuesday.

"My little boy knows better than that," he said, laughing, as he plopped onto a sofa in the middle of the locker room.

Also Tuesday, Owens was involved in launching a national campaign for the National Alliance to End Abuse, an organization aimed at helping at-risk youngsters. He appeared at a high school Tuesday morning and was scheduled to visit others but had to cancel because of changes in the team's practice schedule.

A hospital spokeswoman said early Wednesday there was no patient registered as Terrell Owens, although federal privacy laws allow people to block their name from being released. Owens' publicist and agent, and the Cowboys, did not return repeated calls from The Associated Press. No teammates or Cowboys officials were seen entering the hospital late Tuesday night.

[Little Texan]

Wow, who saw that coming? Certainly could have never guessed the guy was depressed, much less suicidal! Who knew?

[redfire]

It's crazy cause I heard that he had an allergic reaction to the medication, and then like an hour later they were saying the police were on their way to the hospital to make a statement. And I had no clue why they would be involved and then all of a sudden, it's a suicide attempt (alledgedly). I can understand him being depressed. But suicide is definitely a shock.

[ALinChainz]

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POSTED 12:29 p.m. EDT, September 27, 2006

T.O. OUT OF HOSPITAL

Well, folks, our clean slate for T.O. is already getting dirty.

There are multiple reports that Owens already has been released from the hospital, and his handlers are suggesting that he was "groggy" when he said "yes" in response to a question from authorities as to whether he was trying to harm himself after an overdose of prescription paid medication.

We've got a bad feeling that, rather than attempting to determine whether there are deeper issues that drove T.O. to swallow those pills (and to generally act like a butthole for the past year or so), the effort will focus on polishing and/or preserving his image.

And if, as some reports are now suggesting, the overdose was the result of a bizarre interaction of medications, etc., we hope that all relevant information regarding this matter will be made available so that the public can decide whether it was an accident, whether it was a grab for attention, or whether Owens might have a deeper problem that, by all appearances, is still being ignored.

[VHdamaco]

after the TO conferenece they go to an interview mike irvin by bob ley; christ irvin looks like he's high as hell or just really depressed becuase he realizes hes now back to being the second best receiver dallas has ever had...

[Little Texan]

Originally posted by VHdamaco
after the TO conferenece they go to an interview mike irvin by bob ley; christ irvin looks like he's high as hell or just really depressed becuase he realizes hes now back to being the second best receiver dallas has ever had...

Fucker DID look like he was on something!

[POJO_Risin]

Well...Irvin realized that TO tried to off himself because Irving dumped him...

that's gotta suck...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

As you could have suspected, pussy is the prime suspect....

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...r.2e6991d.html

Primm said Owens underwent two traumatic events Monday involving his 7-year-old son and his fiancée, a woman he has dated for three years.

Owens' son, from a previous relationship, celebrated his birthday Monday, Primm said. Owens was distraught, he said, about not being able to be see the boy, who lives in California.

"He wanted to get together with the boy," Primm said. "But the boy could not come here, and Terrell could not go there."

Then hours later, a woman whom Primm described as Owens' fiancée broke off the relationship. Primm declined to give the woman's last name but said she and Owens had been dating for three years. She also lives in California.

"That's been coming on forever," Primm said of the breakup. "She's not a bad girl. She's cool, she's fine. He said, 'Can I take a break from the engagement?' And she said, 'No, let's just put a stop to it.' And that was a complete surprise to Terrell."