Dallas Cowboys Cut Terrell Owens

The Dallas Cowboys have released wide receiver Terrell Owens, according to ESPN’s Michael Smith . Last month, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did not deny the team was discussing the possible release of Owens. .The team did not immediately have comment. A spokesman for Owens said he hadn’t heard the news, and that the receiver was traveling and could not immediately be reached, according to The Associated Press.

The Cowboys paid Owens a $12 million signing bonus last year, which was included as part of a new four-year, $34 million deal. Dallas will take a roughly $9 million salary-cap hit with the release of Terrell Owens. In his controversial three years with the Cowboys, Owens caught 235 passes for 3,587 yards and 38 touchdowns in 47 games. He led the NFL with 13 touchdowns receiving in 2006, his first season in Dallas.

Rumors have been circulating since the end of the Cowboys season, in which they missed the playoffs, that they would consider cutting Owens to improve team morale. Terrell Owens had serious relationship issues with quarterback Tony Romo and tight end Jason Witten, but the receiver consistently criticized offensive coordinator Jason Garrett’s play calling and his offensive schemes to the point that sources have said Garrett did not believe he and Owens could coexist.

Owens told The Dallas Morning News in May 2008 he “definitely” wanted to finish his career with the Cowboys. Guess not!