At one time, Terrell Owens had great affection for Tony Romo. No one who saw it will ever forget the viral “That’s My Quarterback” moment after a tough 2007 playoff loss to the New York Giants.
Of course, that was also the year Tony Romo connected with Terrell Owens for a Dallas Cowboys single-season record of 15 receiving touchdowns.
Less than a year later, in 2008, things turned very sour when Terrell Owens publicly complained that Romo was throwing to tight end Jason Witten too much, eventually leading to Owens being released by the Cowboys in 2009.
Since then, T.O. has been more than a little bitter towards his former quarterback.
CBS recently let Tony Romo go from his role as a play-by-play broadcaster. After nearly ten years of working for CBS, the network revealed last week that it and the former Cowboys quarterback had decided to part ways.
Terrell Owens doesn’t feel sorry for Tony Romo
Terrell Owens was asked about the situation this week during an appearance on the Get to The Point podcast, and he had very little sympathy for Romo.
“I’m not surprised. I mean, why the hell do I care?” Terrell Owens said. “He didn’t care when I left. He didn’t care about my departure from the Cowboys some years ago. So why in the hell would we be talking about his departure from CBS?”
“He has a bigger problem, which is, you know, drinking under the influence, DUIs, things of that nature,” Owens added. “People that, you know, guys like that, they put them in high regard, high esteem. You hire them, you give them hundreds of millions of dollars. Guy like me, you don’t want to pay me $250,000. But, you know, guys like that, they go in and they embarrass themselves, embarrassed the business entity. So yeah, I could really care less.”
For what it’s worth, Tony Romo says he is getting help for the issues that led to him losing his job at CBS.
“I am working closely with a team of doctors to address my health and make the necessary changes. I am deeply grateful for the support of my family, friends, and the NFL community including players, coaches, and owners,” Romo said in a statement.