The Facts:
NFL Network carried Owens‘ workout live on Tuesday afternoon, and Owens had better hope some NFL front office personnel were watching, because no teams were there.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
NFL Network reporter Linday Soto was live on the scene and reported that no teams were confirmed to be in attendance, and that there wasn’t a single team’s scout in the area “unless somebody snuck in and isn’t wearing team gear.” But as PFT's Michael David Smith notes, that doesn’t necessarily mean no one is interested in Owens. Coaches, GMs and scouts may have watched the workout on TV and teams bring in veteran free agents for workouts all the time, so it’s entirely possible that Owens will still get an individual workout. ... For what it's worth, Owens ran pass routes and did agility tests and appeared capable of running and cutting without any problems with his surgically repaired knee. But Owens’ former teammate Jerry Rice said on ESPN that Owens looked like “He’s just not in football shape.” And NFL Network’s Charles Davis said Owens seemed tentative in his movement, as if he wasn’t sure whether he could trust his knee. ... Stay tuned. We'll continue to follow up.
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