Terrell Owens Tried To Committ Suicide

[jkil22 1]

Too bad he didn't succeed.

 

You're a class act, your mother must be proud.

[shake_a_leg 0]

Not that we need more info at this point, but its on ESPN News now. I truly hope this isn't a ploy to get people to feel sorry for him.

 

 

As for those of you making light of it, while it's no surprise....

[OakHeadFootball 1]

Too bad he didn't succeed.

 

A ###### Head is YOU!!

[kutulu 1,676]

So Terry Glenn's stock just went up a little.

[jkil22 1]

Too bad he didn't succeed.

 

You're a class act, your mother must be proud.

[Phurfur 70]

Ummm...i highly doubt on tuesday night you try and commit suicide and by wednesday morning you are already released from the hospital free to try again....but who the hell knows nowadays...maybe the cowboys cut back on their health insurance???

 

Just heard on Mike & Mike he was released. I agree this sounds fishy.

[The Next Generation 10]

hopefully he plays by the eagles game.

 

How could he POSSIBLY play by the Eagles game or in the Eagles game. That is a recipe for disaster. He probably shouldn't be allowed to play again this year for his own safety.

[jkil22 1]

Too bad he didn't succeed.

 

You're a class act, your mother must be proud.

[Sho Nuff 720]

Too bad he didn't succeed.

 

Like him or not...that is the most idiotic thing I have seen on this board.

 

People get on others for hoping a player gets injurred because they have the backup...but saying too bad the guy did not kill himself? That is just completely wrong.

 

[swirvenirvin 25]

what a weirdo

[Mephisto 15]

I'll set the over/under on this thread at................................

 

247 replies.

[BugsyCicada 0]

I am a psychologist in New York and I will tell you this. If he is out of the hosptial this fast after a very obvious suicide attempt, then either the story is fabricated or the Dallas Cowboys cartel along with his lawyers and agent rushed him out of there in an attempt to cover this up as best as they could. Anyone who attempts suicide is always screened for depression, anxiety and or personality disorders ( which are more deeply rooted to who someone is ) by a clinician, psychologist, psychiatrist, clinical social worker, someone. Someone had to evaluate/interview him, write a report, make an assessmentand then release him based on the information provided by Owens that he has no more suicidal ideation and no plan to harm himself. The by law need to document this and cover themselves and provide support/help. Not to mention, regardless of what Owens and the Cowboys say, they can find out approximately how many pills he did take and the rest is common sense. If he took like 15 pills at one time or in a short time frame, then it was an obvious suicide attempt, if he took 5 or something it is more likely believable that it was an allergic reaction. To me it would be essential to find out how many pills and in what time frame did he take them. His statements to police could be thrown out if he was on any medication at the time and dont be suprised if they say he wasnt thinking clearly if he said something about "hurting himself" to police. This is going to get interesting. As for borderline personality disorder, after seeing his interview last year and observing his behavior it is possible, but tendencies of this disorder are absolutely there.

[OakHeadFootball 1]

"DALLAS (AP) -- Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after fire rescue personnel arrived.

 

A Dallas police report released Wednesday morning said Owens told rescue workers "that he was depressed." The report was first released by WFAA-TV.

 

The rescue worker "noticed that (his) prescription pain medication was empty and observed (Owens) putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said.

 

The worker attempted to pry them out with her fingers, then was told by Owens that before this incident he'd taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied. The worker then asked Owens "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time (he) stated, `Yes."

 

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-c...p&type=lgns

[FreddieMercury 0]

My thoughts and prayers are with him.

[Zackattack 0]

I am sure he took too many pills and felt bad. He will be fine. Someone in the media blew this up larger than life. If he tried to kill himself he wouldn't be let out todaY.

[edjr 6,580]

Too bad he didn't succeed.

 

 

When has anyone ever succeeded in killing themself with pills? They're just crying for attention. HTH

[bryberns 0]

It is now posted on ESPN.COM.....this is CRAZY

[rebooters 1]

its possible. lets wait to make sure that he really did this before we rule him out for any games this year. also, who knows what type of stuff he will go through before being able to play. he could be out for a few days, a week, a month, even longer...who knows at this point. as of right now, anything is possible.

[DaBurgh 0]

I highly doubt he tried to commit suicide. if he took Vicodin then it's a possibility he had a allergic reaction to the hydrocodone part and not the tylenol. I don't think TO has ever had vicodin b/c this is his second injury which is minor and only requires Vicodin and not a stronger drug.

[jgcrawfish 232]

Can we pin this freaking thread?

[Bert 1,128]

I told you Philly fans Parcells was a tougher coach than Reid and that Bill was the master at screwing with players heads. But i didn't think it would cause TO kill himself.

[Electric Mayhem 35]

Not that we need more info at this point, but its on ESPN News now. I truly hope this isn't a ploy to get people to feel sorry for him.

 

One report says he took 5 pills, then tried to take 2 more when EMT arrived at his house

 

Other report have him taking 30-35 pills.

 

If he took 5-7, he probably didn't want to die, but was in a depressive state and needed help/attention to the extreme to do something like this.

 

If he took 30, he really wanted to die at some point.

 

Either way, no one should pass judgement or wish him harm. It's not like he hurt anyone (except himself).

 

Also, if Rosenhaus knew of his condition and played off it for more $$$, he's an even bigger slime that I could ever comprehend.

[football_scooter 0]

Hospital said he's been released.

Owens left the hospital early this morning and police said they would make a statement during "working hours." A news conference will be held later today, police said.

 

Were this a suicide attempt, it doesn't matter who you are, you get a nice stay in the psych ward for further eval.

 

Owens' publicist, Kim Etheridge, said of the incident, "This is not serious."

 

 

I am calling BS until I see something more concrete. This is crazy sh!t though.

[mozzy84 0]

Too bad he didn't succeed.

thats focked up man

[Grind 0]

Wonder what dance he did after he caught the last pill in his mouth.

[jgcrawfish 232]

If he does have a personality disorder, there are other long term issues, particularly if he's bi-polar. Many athletes who have had to go on the meds for that disorder "lose their edge". For some of the these guys part of what makes them great is that high strungness, you remove that, sometimes you remove the drive that propels them to greatness. Beyond the obvious, this is bad on many many fronts.

[NorthernVike 2,086]

My thoughts and prayers are with him.

 

 

I will second that

[FlaHawker 24]

Hospital said he's been released.

Were this a suicide attempt, it doesn't matter who you are, you get a nice stay in the psych ward for further eval.

I am calling BS until I see something more concrete. This is crazy sh!t though.

 

 

Local news here in Orlando is also reporting a suicide attempt. We'll see

[BugsyCicada 0]

What what dance he did after he caught the last pill in his mouth.

 

 

funniest post of the day

[roroco 75]

The hospital may have forgone the stay in the psych ward because TO much have a team of handlers. The Cowboys probably have their own psychology experts. I guarantee he is not allow right night…

[bbailey07 0]

Listening to a radio show with a person that was at the hospital, he's already released, its B.S.

[CheeseAndWhine 0]

funniest post of the day

False.

[football_scooter 0]

TSN updated with the following:

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Owens was released from the hospital early Wednesday morning. He went to the hospital Tuesday night because of an allergic reaction to pain medication.

Fantasy Source spin: The soap never ends. The team will update Owens' condition and Week 4 status Wednesday, so stay tuned. There was a chance he'd play this week despite his broken finger, but that's all up in the air now. Have your Plan B ready again.

 

They didn't jump on the suicide bandwagon.

 

This may be another "Leinart starting Sunday" thing...one message board posting and BOOM! Everyone gloms onto it as news.

 

Time will tell.

[Sho Nuff 720]

Supposed Police press conference at 10am...this has been confirmed by the Police that the reports have been correct...so I do not believe its just the media jumping to conclusions here.

[Eagles Green 34]

If he does play in that Eagles game, I wonder how may pill bottles will be thrown on the field.

[football_scooter 0]

The hospital may have forgone the stay in the psych ward because TO much have a team of handlers. The Cowboys probably have their own psychology experts. I guarantee he is not allow right night…

 

The team of handlers wouldn't have the pull to negate state law. As I understand it, the psych eval is not optional.

 

I call BS on this if he's out of the hospital already.

 

CBS just jumped on the bandwagon, reporting that he's still in the hospital.

[Fumbleweed 547]

Listening to a radio show with a person that was at the hospital, he's already released, its B.S.

 

Not necesarily. I used to commit people to the hospital and so forth following suicide attempts and such. If the support team around him is big enough and includes medical personnel, they could release him under certain conditions. We didn't necesarily commit every person that overdosed. It depended a great deal on a number of factors.

[Skeets 0]

Gee, and he always seems like such a stable fellow!

[Rye & Leaf 0]

If he does play in that Eagles game, I wonder how may pill bottles will be thrown on the field.

 

Wow. Eagles fans are nasty. If this story is true, he will probably shut it down for the season and get help.

[NMK 0]

With TO, believe none of what you read and half of what you see.

 

Hopefully its not true. Time will tell how real this story is, until then all we can do is speculate and make the story bigger than ever.