48 year old T.O. runs 40 at 4.48 seconds

[DallasEast]

Oh I don't want him on the team. I was just speaking about those lame voters making a player of his caliber wait. Shined light on a flawed process.

The HOF voting process was flawed decades before Owens was up for first-ballot enshrinement.

 

[DallasEast]

How is Owens' eye-to-hand coordination? Speed is an asset but a receiver must still be consistent catching passes.

 

[Floatyworm]

Too bad he can't catch the ball....

 

[LittleD]

Can Owens play LT. Sign him Stephen.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Dude's almost 50 and still looking for a football gig. It's over. Meanwhile, Dez is about 15 years younger and has already moved on to another career.

TO doesn't have a plan B, which happens to some athletes. I just hope he's managed his finances well because he doesn't seem to know what to do next.

Is he looking for a football gig or is he just showing off his athletic prowess? I didn't get that from this tweet it was anything but a race.

 

[JoeKing]

Sign him up on the cheap. Put his locker in Jerry's office.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

That's pretty amazing. I know it doesn't prove that he could still play in the NFL, but I do at least wonder if it's possible. Could some of our pre-conceived notions be false? I would not have thought that Tom Brady would still be playing at his age.

 

[links18]

Heck, we once gave out a roster spot based on a reality competition, so why not give TO a shot --would be just as entertaining.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Dude is a freak of nature. To be that size and move like that at 40

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

That's pretty amazing. I know it doesn't prove that he could still play in the NFL, but I do at least wonder if it's possible. Could some of our pre-conceived notions be false? I would not have thought that Tom Brady would still be playing at his age.

I don't doubt he can play WR in the NFL. At that size and speed he would be a nightmare for any CB to cover as he always was. With TO it was never his physical skill that was the problem, it was everything else attached to that physical skill that made it so problematic.

 

[RonnieT24]

What people don't realize that it's not one time speed that goes as you age.. It's recoverability.. meaning can you do it 40 times in a game? When I was in my 40's and training at the track 3-4 days a week I could still run sub 4.5 ... once.. then I would need oxygen.. No way in hell could I put pads on and do it 100 times in a practice 3-4 days a week and then another 30-40 times in a game.. T.O. may not know it yet.. but Father Time is undefeated.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Dude is still a athletic freak.

Indeed. There was a thread a few weeks ago asking to list the true "freak' athletes to play in the NFL. Owens has to be on that list.

 

[xwalker]

Should an NFL team give him a try?

Herschel Walker is probably faster...

 

[OmerV]

I have a hard time believing this was a 4.48. He didn't even blow out the guy running while holding a camera with an extended arm.

Look at the link below. This one claims the same sprint was 4.38 rather than 4.48. It provides a different angle, and it's even more clear that TO didn't run away from the guy holding the camera with the extended arm.

https://sports.yahoo.com/watch-48-old-terrell-owens-231700700.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall

Even so, the man is 12 years removed from playing the game. People need to let this go.

 

[tyke1doe]

Who was the guy screaming for butterflies?

 

[Mr_437]

Impressive. Darrell Green tho.

 

[CapnB]

Why do people think he can still play? the dude had a tryout when he was 38 and couldnt make it with the seahawks.... ship has sailed, beans have burned, all the bacon has been bought and eaten.. time to move on

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

Yeah, but how's his endurance? Running a 4.48 is impressive, but he still needs to be able to run about 4 miles non stop to last a whole NFL season. JMO.

 

[Redsfan_83]

Can he split reps with Dez at LT? I would be intrigued