An Update On Terrell Owens

The Dallas police held a press conference a little over an hour ago to update the status of Terrell Owens. Or, really, just to release a statement and then walk away. The police said they didn’t know how the police report got out, that no one was being charged with anything, and that’s about it.

Owens’ publicist has disputed the facts of the police report, which stated that an officer asked T.O. if he was trying to harm himself and he responded, “Yes.” The Cowboys are holding a press conference later this afternoon.

The breaking news has brought out the jokers and the armchair psychiatrists. And some Dallas TV stations are interviewing the experts, like this story from WFAA-TV:

“This is stunning news; obviously and incredibly surprising that a man in this position would reach this level of depression,” said WFAA-TV sports director Dale Hansen. “There’s something terribly wrong here, and hopefully we’ll find out as the day goes on.”

“There’s something strange about his quote,” said Philadelphia Will Do blogger Daniel McQuade. “But I can’t quite put my finger on it.”

Update, 1:30 p.m.: T.O. is giving a press conference in front of his house in a few. If you want to follow this story, the Dallas Morning News’ blog isn’t bad. It also contains this:

“We will get the truth from the man himself,” said Deion Sanders. “He will tell the truth.”

Mystery surrounds T.O. illness [Star-Telegram]
Police report: Terrell Owens attempted suicide [WFAA-TV]