Owens gets 81... for a donation

[twiz]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/traini...ory?id=5419405

He'll have to make a donation to keep his favorite uniform number.

Receiver Antonio Bryant got No. 81 when the Bengals chose him over Owens in the offseason, giving him a four-year deal. Bryant said after the morning practice that he had already talked to Owens and agreed to give up his number.

"I'm a realist," Bryant said. "I said, 'Hey, man, I'm not going to make no big spectacle about it. You've got a bigger legacy and a number than I do. I've been on several teams like you, but I've changed my number several times. You've had the same number. I don't need your money. At the end of the day, all I want you to do is take care of one of my little league programs in Miami. Send them a small donation and we'll go from there.' "

I like it. I also like this kind of talk:

Lewis insisted that Bryant's knee problem had nothing to do with the decision to sign Owens this week. Bryant isn't so sure.

"Maybe so," he said. "But it's a business and there's a purpose behind being here and that's winning championships, and right now we look pretty good on paper, I'll tell you that much.

"I'm a team player. It's all about having the best team. If I owned the team, I would definitely go after the best players if possible, especially with the situation they acquired him. I definitely would have went after the guy."

[Arctodus]

81 and 85; dueling cancers. I hope they both break their necks crashing into each other.

[worldofx]

For some strange reason I don't see this working out.

[CLEAN]

Originally Posted by worldofx

For some strange reason I don't see this working out.

Worldo, you have been conspicuously absent from the recruiting board.

[md21]

I know I prefer "The Ultimate Catch" to "The T.O. Show"

T.O. may catch hurt feelings over the fact that his show is pretty uninteresting. Maybe he can do a guest spot on Chad's.

[nashvols]

Sounds like Bryant is a team-player......unlike Owens.