Now it's personal.
Former five-time All-Pro wide receiver
Terrell Owens
was slanted once again in getting into the Hall of Fame Saturday.
Despite ranking in the top-5 in the most important career statistical
categories for a wide receiver, the 43-year-old was denied by media
pundits.
Owens was also kept out of the 2016 Hall of
Fame class. He ranks No. 8 in career receptions, No. 2 in receiving
yards, and No. 3 in receiving touchdowns.
"Unfortunately I DID NOT MAKE IT again this
year," Owens wrote on Twitter. "Thanks to ALL my fans & supporters.
#FlawedProcess."
LaDanian Tomlinson,
Kurt Warner,
Jason Taylor,
Terrell Davis,
and Morten Anderson all made the Hall of Fame cut and will be enshrined
on Aug. 5 in Canton. The panel of voters included 46 media members and
Hall of Famers James Lofton and
Dan Fouts.
Hines Ward,
Brian Dawkins,
Donovan McNabb,
Chad Johnson, Olin Kreutz,
Joey Porter,
Derrick Mason, and
Bob Sanders were also on the ballot, in addition to other former football stars.
"HOF is a total joke," Owens tweeted. "Honestly, doesn't mean anything to me to get in beyond this point."
"When you align expectations with reality you
will never be disappointed. To my family, fans & friends I'm a Hall
Of Famer. #FlawedProcess," Owens tweeted.
The outburst was a different tune than the one Owens was singing after he missed the cut last year.
"I'm a guy that understands expectations of reality, so I'm not disappointed to be honest,"
Owens told ESPN last year.
"If anything, I probably feel more disrespected than disappointed.
Other than that, I am happy for the guys that's in there. There's going
to be other opportunities. If that situation arises, maybe I'll get in."
"I think for me it's a stamp of approval for what I've done and the hard work I've put in,"
Owens told CBS Philly before the vote.
The Hall of Fame is not something that's given. A lot of people say
it's well deserved. I don't look at it that way. For me, I feel like
it's earned."
Owens was drafted by the 49ers in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft.
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