TO, Raiders, a perfect match?

alen1 · May 27, 2008

http://www.contracostatimes.com/raiders/ci_9379317?nclick_check=1

THE RAIDERS AND Terrell Owens, a match made in ... 2009?
It could happen.
It could not.
But let's delve into the possibility of merging the NFL's most notorious wide receiver with the Raiders' future cornerstones, quarterback JaMarcus Russell and running back Darren McFadden.
That would be a potent ****tail of offensive talent, and perhaps that could entice Owens into a Bay Area encore, having fled the 49ers in 2004 after eight seasons.
So why bring this up now? Because his three-year contract — and three-step career revival — with the Dallas Cowboys ends after this coming season.
When the Cowboys signed two players to lucrative contract extensions last week, neither was named Terrell Eldorado Owens. Running back Marion Barber and cornerback Terence Newman were the ones racking up contracts worth a combined $95 million.
Owens reacted calmly. For now. He'll want to get paid, too, and he'll command more than the three-year, $25 million pact he got as a Philadelphia Eagles castoff in 2006. To paraphrase his former publicist, he'll want another 25 million reasons to live.
"It's not a big deal. I don't even feel comfortable talking about it," Owens told the Dallas Morning News last week regarding his contract status. "It's easy for me because of the relationship."
He means his relationship with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who rarely lets his superstars escape to
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another galaxy. With a $1 billion stadium opening in 2009, Jones surely will want Owens on that field.
"I met with Jerry my first year (2006) and talked to him on the phone more than I ever did with the owners in San Francisco and Philly. He's a guy that's very personable," Owens added. "He interacts, and he talks with his players. And that's all you ever want."
Gosh, if an interactive owner is what he wants, it's Al Davis that he should have.
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