Terrell Owens is reportedly allergic to his pain medication. According to this AP story T.O. entered the hospital for what his publicist called an “allergic reaction” to the pain killers Owens was taking for the broken bone in his hand. The publicist failed to mention, however, that Owens had taken 33 of them.
Looks like T.O.’s breakdown may be coming sooner than anybody guessed, but different from, and a lot less amusing than, we expected.
Considering he took some of the pills in front of his friend, this is probably one of those cry-for-help type things, but it’s obviously a serious issue. I guess everybody will have to go back to making fun of Drew Bledsoe for a while.
I’d say odds are still even T.O. will be on the field in Philadelphia Oct. 8.
Update: At a press conference this afternoon, Owens said he was hospitalized for an allergic reaction from a mixture of hydrocodone and supplements. And in an awesomely bulletproof and completely un-made-up sounding excuse, he said the pill bottle his friend saw was empty because Owens had emptied the pills into a drawer. This sounds odd, but many pharmacists advise you to dump prescription medication into your sock drawer (or your tummy) for safe keeping. He also says he’ll play Sunday against the Titans.
This article appears in September 22 • 2006.