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Tue 6.10.08

Dallas Cowboy’s newly re-signed wide-receiver Terrell Owens — he of $13 million guaranteed, and $27 million over three years – missed a little thing called a drug test a few weeks back, but was still signed by Jerry Jones to the deal. The incident is being blamed on a “communication problem involving cell phone numbers” and has led Owens to now have to participate random testing in the league’s “reasonable cause” testing program.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Owens said: “I’m not really worried about anything. 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.”

“Before I ever extended Terrell’s contract, I knew that he had communciation issues with the league but, trust me, I also know firsthand who he is and what he’s all about,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Monday. “Because of that, I didn’t hesitate to give him [$27 million] and I negotiated that while this was going on….[Story]

Shrewd, Jerry, very shrewd. How old is this dude anyway? Now…mind you…Terrell has the physique of a me in high school (hee, hee, hee!) but you gotta start wondering about him continuing to hold up. He’s overdue for a physical meltdown…in addition to his every three-year mental blast-off. Or maybe the Cowboy medical staff have found that perfect dose of Zoloft to keep him at bay? Hmm.