TO selling his Championship ring...donating proceeds to Katrina relief

[PhillyGirl]

2005-09-06 -- To My Fellow Americans and Fans around the Nation

To My Fellow Americans and Fans around the Nation,

I am sure you share my horror and disbelief over the devastation along the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Never in my wildest dreams could I ever imagine the things I see on television as I watch the coverage of the destruction, the floods and the plight of the hurricane victims.

With the help of NFL Auctions, I am auctioning off my 2004 Philadelphia Eagles NFC Championship ring, in order to raise money for hurricane relief. My hope is that one of you with a generous heart and hopefully a big pocketbook will see this as an opportunity to do your part to help those that have lost everything.

I urge each one of you to place a bid, as much as you can afford for this worthwhile cause. All proceeds from the auction will go directly to hurricane relief. If you don't win this auction I ask you to consider donating the value you were willing to bid directly to the relief effort. Although you didn't win my ring, I believe you will find your generosity just as rewarding.

To my NFL teammates I urge each one of you to do what you can for the victims, be it an auction or monetary donation. Many of us are from the affected states and together we can make a difference.

Sincerely,
Terrell Owens

http://www.terrellowens.com/press/news.php?newsid=35

[PhillyGirl]

OF course, PFT is already posting this:

Calling the ring his "most prized possession," Owens apparently will be auctioning the thing off to the highest bidder on his web site.

But is Owens' supposed act of charity an implicit slap in the face to the team with which he won the ring?  Coming on the heels of a report that the Eagles are squatting on $12 million in 2005 cap room -- none of which the team intends to give to him -- the answer to that question might be, "Hell, yes.

Interesting how THIS is the news they post, yet still nothing about his interview with Irvin is ANYWHERE.

[MDS]

Classy move by TO 

[SD_Eagle5]

Damn, if I had the green I'd put a nice bid in for that. 

[General_Failure]

They put the farging advertising campaign on the ring. Wow ...

[daigglesfaninva]

I guess since he is unable to feed his family with his salary, that this was a way he could donate money without affecting his wallet.

[PhillyGirl]

I guess since he is unable to feed his family with his salary, that this was a way he could donate money without affecting his wallet.

Actually, its more of a way to bring awareness to donating. The same way telethons with musicians bring awareness and get people to notice. Players donate money all of the time, this way, its gotten the public involved.

[PhillyPhreak54]

If TO actually wrote that, I'd be shocked.

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[Susquehanna Birder]

If TO actually wrote that, I'd be shocked.

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It's funny because it's true...

[Rome]

Wow.  T.O. really is a nice guy after all.

[daigglesfaninva]

I guess since he is unable to feed his family with his salary, that this was a way he could donate money without affecting his wallet.

Actually, its more of a way to bring awareness to donating. The same way telethons with musicians bring awareness and get people to notice. Players donate money all of the time, this way, its gotten the public involved.

Actualy, all TO has to do is open his mouth and that will bring awareness to just about everything.

[Rome]

I guess since he is unable to feed his family with his salary, that this was a way he could donate money without affecting his wallet.

Actually, its more of a way to bring awareness to donating. The same way telethons with musicians bring awareness and get people to notice. Players donate money all of the time, this way, its gotten the public involved.

Or it could be a brilliant PR move on his management team's part to erase the stigma of him being a greedy, selfish jackass.

Either way it works for me.

PS:  I showed the auction to the Mrs. this morning and she said "don't even think about it."

[T_Section224]

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should i feel bad for laughing at this, nah, it's funny

[daigglesfaninva]

I showed the auction to the Mrs. this morning and she said "don't even think about it."

Tell her that you want a divorce.

[PhillyGirl]

I guess since he is unable to feed his family with his salary, that this was a way he could donate money without affecting his wallet.

Actually, its more of a way to bring awareness to donating. The same way telethons with musicians bring awareness and get people to notice. Players donate money all of the time, this way, its gotten the public involved.

Or it could be a brilliant PR move on his management team's part to erase the stigma of him being a greedy, selfish jackass.

Either way it works for me.

PS:  I showed the auction to the Mrs. this morning and she said "don't even think about it."

Agreed that it could be, however, TO doesn't fall into that whole PR thing. Where was his PR crew during training camp?

TO has ALWAYS been giving of his time and money to charity. The fact that there are so many elderly people missing and dead down there has to have struck a huge nerve in TO, because of his grandmother and all of the time he has spent in homes with the elderly.