Terrell Owens Wide Receiver

Stats Tell the Story of Terrell Owens Wide Receiver

Considered by many to be the best blocking wide receiver in American football today, Terrell Owens, Number 81 for the Dallas Cowboys, follows a strict fitness regime both off season and throughout the regular football schedule.  Wide receiver Terrell Owens, at 6’3” and 220, emphasizes functional strength and stamina over muscle mass to excel in a position that requires both speed and agility. 

Buddy Primm, Owens’ private trainer, has described him as “a naturally skinny kid who worked out for years to put on the muscle and weight required to excel as a wide receiver”, and who is incredibly motivated even after 12 years of playing to maintain his quickness and strength.

Owens focuses on high rep training and maintains a strict discipline in diet and training year round. Owens is an all-around athlete, excelling also in basketball and track.  This may be what has given him the edge in reaching fame as Terrell Owens wide receiver.

He led the NFL in 2006 in receiving touchdowns (as he did also in 2001 and 2002) and still holds the NFL record of 20 receptions in a single game (against the Chicago Bears). He’s had seven 1,000+ yard seasons, including five consecutive seasons from 2000-2004. 

Owens made 803 receives for a gain of 11,741 yards in 2006 and goes into the 2007 season as a formidable member of an impressive team. The Dallas Cowboys, led by their new head coach, Wade Phillips, look forward to a winning season.