It was a risky move for the Bengals to lace Owens’s contract with $2 million in incentives. Is there any player in the league who needs less encouragement to dwell on his own numbers than T.O.? Owens was asked if it bothered him that so much of his contract was incentive-based:
“No, it is what it is at this point. I know I’m very skillful. I know I’m very productive. I definitely took a pay cut to grasp the opportunity to win a Super Bowl. Like I said I know I’m worth more than what I’m being paid. But I’m here playing with my good friend Chad and playing with a team that definitely has an opportunity to win the Super Bowl.”
Owens also said he is cool with Donovan McNabb now. But he doesn’t regret the stuff that led to his exile from Philadelphia:
“No I don’t. I probably could have done some things differently. I guess had I been more mature there would have been a better way to go about some things. Maybe not being so vocal. As far as my stance, my situation and things that were said from where I stood, I wasn’t at fault. I can honestly say it because there was some staff that even know it wasn’t my fault. What can they do? Again, everybody knew the situation, but you’re only going to know what’s being reported.”
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--Andy Benoit
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