Philadelphia Eagles

Terrell Owens says he's 'available' for the struggling Eagles offense

Published Nov. 15, 2016 1:47 p.m. ET

Brett Smiley

Entering this season, the Philadelphia Eagles' greatest area of need appeared to be at wide receiver and that proved to be the case on Sunday night, when dropped passes accounted for six of Carson Wentz's 11 incompletions in a 29-23 overtime loss.

Former Eagles wideout Terrell Owens has made his availability known to the Jets and others, prompting a Philly sports enthusiast to ask T.O. about his status:

Owens last played in the NFL as a member of the Seahawks practice squad in 2012 and caught his last pass in 2012, when he registered 72 receptions for 983 yards and nine touchdowns for the Bengals. In between, T.O. had a cup of coffee with the Allen Wranglers of an indoor football league.

There's approximately a 0.001 percent chance the Eagles would kick their tires on Owens, given his age and previous indiscretions, but there's a greater chance that Owens still has some gas in the tank.

Meanwhile, Philly's 2015 first-round draft pick Nelson Agholor channeled Ricky Watters with his postgame remarks about a costly dropped pass on a third-and-6 in the red zone during the Eagles' opening drive.

“I don’t look at no drops, none of that type [expletive]. I’m tired of hearing that [expletive],” Agholor said after the game. “That’s just stupid. We play football. I dropped the first one, I ain’t drop one after that. What does it matter? ‘Cause if we lose, now you want to place blame on, ‘Oh, this person did this.’ No.”

There is certainly room for improvement in Philly's wide receiver corps.

Hey @terrellowens, think you would want to come out of retirement and help the Eagles? How about you @ochocinco?
— 2spooky GIF General (@bmac2838) October 31, 2016