T.O. Missed NFL Random Drug test...

IRVING, Texas (AP)—Terrell Owens acknowledged Monday having missed a random drug test several weeks ago, blaming it on a “communication problem involving cell phone numbers.”

He also said he was in New York last week talking about his absence with league officials the day he agreed to a $34 million new contract with the Dallas Cowboys.

Owens was not suspended or fined, although he could’ve been, according to ESPN.com, which first reported the story, citing NFL, team and player sources. The report also said Owens now could face up to 24 tests per year as part of the league’s “reasonable cause” testing program for performance-enhancing drugs.

“I’m not really worried about anything,” Owens said Monday afternoon in an interview with The Associated Press. “It’s not a big deal. Anything I do is going to grab headlines. I have nothing to hide. I’ve made a statement and that’s it. It’s basically a dead issue.”

According to ESPN.com, the phone number Owens gave testers as his primary contact belonged to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and that an alternate phone number was answered by a voice mailbox that was full. Rosenhaus and his brother-business partner, Jason, were with Owens in New York last week.

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