Breaking News - Terrell Owens Rushed to local hospital (2 Viewers)

[-jb-]

What probably happened here, IMO: the woman wigged out, over-reacted, and probably said a few things to the police last night that she shouldn't have said.

women NEVER do this.

 

[Disco Stu]

Who was that defensive cat that the Vikes drafted and then flittered around the league for awhile, before flaming out in a big way?

Demitrius Underwood

Beat me to it. Didn't he stab himself in the back a couple times?

I was thinking Alonzo Spellman but he was on Dallas, right?

Drafted by the Bears, but did play in Dallas

Today is Spellman's birthday. Coincidence?

 

[Joe Bryant]

It still sounds like somebody called the police in for a possible suicide. However, I find it hard to fathom such a call would be made if a woman who claimed to have seen everything kept rambling on about how he was having an allergic reaction.

He was unresponsive. She couln't have known that is what it was. I'm in the camp that she panicked and babbled. .. probably doesn't even know what she said. Not impressed with her p.r. capabilities.

Isn't rule #1 when speaking in public to take the ####### gum out of your mouth? Kim must haved missed that in Public Relations 101.

That was exactly what I was thinking, sting.J

 

[the hairy scotsman]

I just don't buy TO and his publicist's story.

His publicist is full of crap...Yeah the Police lied..Yah right..She made a fool out of herself...The police report is public information, would like to see the press get ahold of that..

She definitly lied. No way in hell the police would EVER lie.

Not saying the Police never lie, but why would they lie about what she said. What would they get out of that?? Her story is obviously full of holes..

Couldn't it be that DPD just f'ed up? To me, that's the simplest, most logical explanation.I'm not one to put cops above lying, but why is it that one side or the other has to be lying?

 

[hankd]

Sorry, but TO and his publicist are full of it...

Wait for the 911 tape...I bet it'll contradict her story...

 

[joffer]

Kim will be quietly "let go" a month from now after this has died down

 

[Mystery Achiever]

It still sounds like somebody called the police in for a possible suicide. However, I find it hard to fathom such a call would be made if a woman who claimed to have seen everything kept rambling on about how he was having an allergic reaction.

He was unresponsive. She couln't have known that is what it was. I'm in the camp that she panicked and babbled. .. probably doesn't even know what she said. Not impressed with her p.r. capabilities.

Isn't rule #1 when speaking in public to take the ####### gum out of your mouth? Kim must haved missed that in Public Relations 101.

You're supposed to comb your hair, too. (just watched the replay)btw, she did say "t was a long night, guys......I don't remember everything." This will make it hard to deny that she said anything in particular, i.e. her denial that she did not say he was depressed.

 

[mbuehner]

TO's side doesnt sound realistic? Its the suicide attempt side that doesnt add up. The guy supposedly takes 40 vic's 12 hours ago and now he's on the field catching passes?

You take a few pain killers and are goofy - thats not just plausible, its likely.

You take a bottle of them at once- you arent goofy, you are nonresponsive and go into shock. Anybody consider that they rush the guy to the ER and he's still coherant enough to be interviewed by police? THAT is what makes no sense here. We're talking about easily 17000 miligrams of vicodin here, thats plenty enough to stop your breathing if not your heart. The guy was talking at the hospital, so TO obviously was breathing on his own, and he didnt have a tube washing out his stomach down his throat. He wouldnt be playing football right now, he'd be wondering if his liver was going to shut down.

 

[joffer]

His publicist flatly denied telling police that TO was depressed, which is part of police record. In the high point of the press conference, she added that TO had 25 million reasons not to be depressed. Perfectly classy way of wrapping this up...

This is almost as irresponsible as...well...most of this thread. Not to be overly blunt, but how many "reasons not to be depressed" did someone like Kurt Cobain have. Depression doesn't know the size of your bank account.

i thought she said he has 25 million reasons to "be alive"?

 

[Joe Bryant]

Already a Random Shot:

Should I be surprised that Terrell Owens' publicist, Kim Etheredge, doesn't have enough public relations sense to take the gum out of her mouth before addressing the media at a press conference?

 

[smcindoe]

Semi-off-topic, but...

I've been listening to ESPN radio at work all day to get TO updates... as of 4:00 some guy has come on, and his level of fake outrage is just pathetic. I don't know who he is, but this is such little league quality broadcasting that I wouldn't expect it on some small-town station, let alone ESPN. Do people really go for this bluster? He doesn't even sound like he's convincing himself.

Ugh...

 

[MelKiperJr]

I just don't buy TO and his publicist's story.

His publicist is full of crap...Yeah the Police lied..Yah right..She made a fool out of herself...The police report is public information, would like to see the press get ahold of that..

She definitly lied. No way in hell the police would EVER lie.

Not saying the Police never lie, but why would they lie about what she said. What would they get out of that?? Her story is obviously full of holes..

Couldn't it be that DPD just f'ed up? To me, that's the simplest, most logical explanation.I'm not one to put cops above lying, but why is it that one side or the other has to be lying?

Wait a second: you think the DPD F*ed up? That's the most "logical explanation"? Seriously? Did you watch the PR person skirt the questions? Where am I?

 

[thatguy]

This was not a Suicide attempt. Period. And this is coming from a huge TO hater. It is a complete non-story

Not sure how this makes your opinion any more valid.

 

[Ahmad Rashad]

Extremely smart move having this at Valley Ranch. Would have been a joke at his condo with too many visions of situps in the driveway.I think Owens / Rosenhaus handled this well. J

It also came off a lot better after he caught passes from Bledsoe and Romo, and without Rosenhaus screening questions.

 

[the hairy scotsman]

If you were jacked up on meds, could you tell the difference between:"Mr. Owens, did you take the pills to hurt yourself?"and..."Mr. Owens, did you take the bills because you hurt yourself?"

Heck no.I'm not exactly a drug user, but I have been drunk enough to see how something like that could happen. One time when asked repeatedly by an officer for my birthdate I answered "one-fourteen", repeatedly. (So, I am told, and very vaguely remember.)

Yeah, I remember a friend of mine in college who was found wandering around campus by Campus Police, wasted. They didn't want to arrest him, just take him home, so they asked him his name repeatedly. All he could ever respond was "One welcome".

 

[smcindoe]

It also came off a lot better after he caught passes from Bledsoe and Romo, and without Rosenhaus screening questions.

Although I thought the part where he said that Romo's arm was better was a little uncalled for.

 

[NinerK]

Some interesting quotes from T.O.'s Publicist....

"When I see a man of his statue...."

"T.O.'s got 25 million reasons not to be depressed...."

Right, cause that's what life is all about. Sounds like she's happy he's alive to pay her....

 

[wannabee]

Already a Random Shot:Should I be surprised that Terrell Owens' publicist, Kim Etheredge, doesn't have enough public relations sense to take the gum out of her mouth before addressing the media at a press conference?

Drew: "Next question" (as snapping gum and blowing bubbles)

 

[Otis]

I just got T.O and Culpepper (dynasty league) for Santana Moss and Mike Turner. The guy didnt even think for 5 minutes......

Just to give you all what his value is right now at this second.

We have a thread in here for bashing reporters for ruining fantast football and then comments like this make fantast football look bad. This guy may have tried to end his life and wether we like him or not it is a life. So now you hvae people running and trying to benefit their fantast team off this bad situation. Happened the other day with Simms too. People like this should be ashamed and maybe we should be bashing them and not the media.

I'm pretty sure this is what Studs N' Duds always talks about playing with his friend moobers.

it's actually Kipper, and kipper has Terler on his team.

 

[mbuehner]

Should I be surprised that Terrell Owens' publicist, Kim Etheredge, doesn't have enough public relations sense to take the gum out of her mouth before addressing the media at a press conference?

She obviously didnt have enough horse sense to realize an empty bottle of pain killers doesnt mean you slammed them all. Especially as a PR rep it might have occurred to her to see if his symptoms more closely meshed with a guy looped up on pain killers or a guy about to go into a coma from a sever overdose. Ok, its one thing to err on the side of caution, but to suggest to the cops (not the doctors mind you) that he was depressed... what kind of PR rep does THAT? Kinda suggests she might not be the sharpest bulb in the shed.

 

[culdeus]

Already a Random Shot:Should I be surprised that Terrell Owens' publicist, Kim Etheredge, doesn't have enough public relations sense to take the gum out of her mouth before addressing the media at a press conference?

B-

 

[MelKiperJr]

Should I be surprised that Terrell Owens' publicist, Kim Etheredge, doesn't have enough public relations sense to take the gum out of her mouth before addressing the media at a press conference?

She obviously didnt have enough horse sense to realize an empty bottle of pain killers doesnt mean you slammed them all. Especially as a PR rep it might have occurred to her to see if his symptoms more closely meshed with a guy looped up on pain killers or a guy about to go into a coma from a sever overdose. Ok, its one thing to err on the side of caution, but to suggest to the cops (not the doctors mind you) that he was depressed... what kind of PR rep does THAT? Kinda suggests she might not be the sharpest bulb in the shed.

"Sharpest bulb in the shed" --- what does that even mean??????

 

[Stingdiddy]

"When I see a man of his statue...."

That was my favorite. I had to rewind to make sure she really is that dumb. Seriously, if I didn't know better, I would have thought Kim Etheredge was a hooker that just got done working a "double" in the streets of downtown Dallas. She looks like she's been ridden hard and hung up wet.

 

[GATOR HATER]

Publicity Stunt???????????

Maybe he just doesn't feel he's getting enuff pub here lately and I'm sorry to think like this, but T.O is NOT happy unless there is some attention around him. I don't like accusations, this is a serious matter.

 

[Mystery Achiever]

"When I see a man of his statue...."

That was my favorite. I had to rewind to make sure she really is that dumb. Seriously, if I didn't know better, I would have thought Kim Etheredge was a hooker that just got done working a "double" in the streets of downtown Dallas. She looks like she's been ridden hard and hung up wet.

Well, a couple of pages back I asked if she was his gf Never occured to me she could be the publicist. but this may partially explain his crappy public image if she is advising him.

 

[Otis]

"When I see a man of his statue...."

That was my favorite. I had to rewind to make sure she really is that dumb. Seriously, if I didn't know better, I would have thought Kim Etheredge was a hooker that just got done working a "double" in the streets of downtown Dallas. She looks like she's been ridden hard and hung up wet.

Jesus...

 

[the hairy scotsman]

I just don't buy TO and his publicist's story.

His publicist is full of crap...Yeah the Police lied..Yah right..She made a fool out of herself...The police report is public information, would like to see the press get ahold of that..

She definitly lied. No way in hell the police would EVER lie.

Not saying the Police never lie, but why would they lie about what she said. What would they get out of that?? Her story is obviously full of holes..

It still sounds like somebody called the police in for a possible suicide. However, I find it hard to fathom such a call would be made if a woman who claimed to have seen everything kept rambling on about how he was having an allergic reaction.

We get calls from the dispatch center all the time that don't match up to what is actually going on at the scene. The call screeners are, I believe, basically taught to look for worst-case-scenarios when they're taking the call. They listen for certain buzzwords, and will categorize calls appropriately, or sometimes inappropriately. They may have heard "Pain killers" and "unresponsive" and "empty bottle". Bingo...you have a call going out to a firehouse:Medic 3, Engine 24...Box 789, Overdose, Possible Attempted Suicide, 32 y.o. Male, 123 Commerce St., Code 3 Response, DPD also Responding.

 

[thatguy]

I don't believe TO or his publicist. Now, I'm not saying he tried to kill himself. Maybe he just thought it would be fun to take 35 Vicodin and see what it did to him. Whatever.

It this truly was a bad reaction to pain pills and supplements, and the whole suicide thing was a complete police/media fabrication, anyone's sincere response would be one of anger--not the whole "happy go lucky" response that we saw from TO or the "deny everything at all cost with a smile on my face" response we saw from his publicist. Think about it, fabricating something like that is serious ####--wouldn't you be pissed as all hell? I know I would.

Whatever happened, TO is clearly embarrassed and just wants to put it behind him. It is truly sad, but the bottom line is they are both full of ####. I wish him the best.

 

[Wheelhouse]

Some interesting quotes from T.O.'s Publicist...."When I see a man of his statue...." "T.O.'s got 25 million reasons not to be depressed...." Right, cause that's what life is all about. Sounds like she's happy he's alive to pay her....

I have not seen the footage of the press conference, but I bet this is a

 

[Couch Potato]

Some interesting quotes from T.O.'s Publicist...."When I see a man of his statue...." "T.O.'s got 25 million reasons not to be depressed...." Right, cause that's what life is all about. Sounds like she's happy he's alive to pay her....

He's definitely her meal ticket. It's gotta be quite a rollercoaster ride, her job.

 

[Mystery Achiever]

[i have not seen the footage of the press conference, but I bet this is a

Don't worry, I'm sure ESPN will rerun it one or two or two hundred more times today

 

[Stingdiddy]

Was Kim Etheredge speaking from Valley Ranch or The Bunny Ranch?

 

[NinerK]

"When I see a man of his statue...."

That was my favorite. I had to rewind to make sure she really is that dumb. Seriously, if I didn't know better, I would have thought Kim Etheredge was a hooker that just got done working a "double" in the streets of downtown Dallas. She looks like she's been ridden hard and hung up wet.

Well, a couple of pages back I asked if she was his gf Never occured to me she could be the publicist. but this may partially explain his crappy public image.

Publicist is definately an oxymoron here. The chewing gum, appearance and the "25 million reasons" comment are not doing anything for TO. She should be paying him......I also noticed that she said "when Terrell came home" NOT "when Terrell got home/went home etc....Quite possible she could be the first live-in "publicist"....

 

[NinerK]

conference is being replayed on FoxSports Radio now....

 

[RKMoney]

I don't believe TO or his publicist. Now, I'm not saying he tried to kill himself. Maybe he just thought it would be fun to take 35 Vicodin and see what it did to him. Whatever.

It this truly was a bad reaction to pain pills and supplements, and the whole suicide thing was a complete police/media fabrication, anyone's sincere response would be one of anger--not the whole "happy go lucky" response that we saw from TO or the "deny everything at all cost with a smile on my face" response we saw from his publicist. Think about it, fabricating something like that is serious ####--wouldn't you be pissed as all hell? I know I would.

Whatever happened, TO is clearly embarrassed and just wants to put it behind him. It is truly sad, but the bottom line is they are both full of ####. I wish him the best.

If I didn't kill Bret Favre, it certainly wouldn't have with TO

 

[NinerK]

Some interesting quotes from T.O.'s Publicist...."When I see a man of his statue...." "T.O.'s got 25 million reasons not to be depressed...." Right, cause that's what life is all about. Sounds like she's happy he's alive to pay her....

I have not seen the footage of the press conference, but I bet this is a

Hey Wheelhouse; she had a big ol' smile on her face when she said "25 millions reasons".... :(

 

[fatness]

Whatever happened, TO is clearly embarrassed and just wants to put it behind him.

Common Phrases on this board every yearBuy low.

Sell high.

Whatever happened, TO is clearly embarrassed and just wants to put it behind him.

I'd like to be in your league.

 

[saichamp]

Funniest thing I heard on espn radio was " T.O. has been upgraded from suicidal to questionable!"

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

Will they release information from the hospital about what they did? For example, if they deny he had his stomache pumped or something like that, then we could be sure he didn't exactly pop 35 pills, right?

Also, I think they are probably the only source we can trust, anyway. Who knows what happened at the scene, I'm sure it was hectic, to say the least. You can never really trust the "victim" whether it's TO or not. And, you sure as heck cannot trust the media.

I think hospital reports could be the most telling bit of information, if it officially comes out.

 

[BigJim®]

"When I see a man of his statue...."

That was my favorite. I had to rewind to make sure she really is that dumb. Seriously, if I didn't know better, I would have thought Kim Etheredge was a hooker that just got done working a "double" in the streets of downtown Dallas. She looks like she's been ridden hard and hung up wet.

 

[the hairy scotsman]

Will they release information from the hospital about what they did? For example, if they deny he had his stomache pumped or something like that, then we could be sure he didn't exactly pop 35 pills, right?Also, I think they are probably the only source we can trust, anyway. Who knows what happened at the scene, I'm sure it was hectic, to say the least. You can never really trust the "victim" whether it's TO or not. And, you sure as heck cannot trust the media.I think hospital reports could be the most telling bit of information, if it officially comes out.

HIPAA.

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

Will they release information from the hospital about what they did? For example, if they deny he had his stomache pumped or something like that, then we could be sure he didn't exactly pop 35 pills, right?Also, I think they are probably the only source we can trust, anyway. Who knows what happened at the scene, I'm sure it was hectic, to say the least. You can never really trust the "victim" whether it's TO or not. And, you sure as heck cannot trust the media.I think hospital reports could be the most telling bit of information, if it officially comes out.

HIPAA.

 

[CrossEyed]

Will they release information from the hospital about what they did? For example, if they deny he had his stomache pumped or something like that, then we could be sure he didn't exactly pop 35 pills, right?Also, I think they are probably the only source we can trust, anyway. Who knows what happened at the scene, I'm sure it was hectic, to say the least. You can never really trust the "victim" whether it's TO or not. And, you sure as heck cannot trust the media.I think hospital reports could be the most telling bit of information, if it officially comes out.

No way. HIPAA laws would prevent that.

 

[cantrell]

Funniest thing I heard on espn radio was " T.O. has been upgraded from suicidal to questionable!"

That is pretty good.

 

[CrossEyed]

Will they release information from the hospital about what they did? For example, if they deny he had his stomache pumped or something like that, then we could be sure he didn't exactly pop 35 pills, right?Also, I think they are probably the only source we can trust, anyway. Who knows what happened at the scene, I'm sure it was hectic, to say the least. You can never really trust the "victim" whether it's TO or not. And, you sure as heck cannot trust the media.I think hospital reports could be the most telling bit of information, if it officially comes out.

HIPAA.

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

Will they release information from the hospital about what they did? For example, if they deny he had his stomache pumped or something like that, then we could be sure he didn't exactly pop 35 pills, right?Also, I think they are probably the only source we can trust, anyway. Who knows what happened at the scene, I'm sure it was hectic, to say the least. You can never really trust the "victim" whether it's TO or not. And, you sure as heck cannot trust the media.I think hospital reports could be the most telling bit of information, if it officially comes out.

No way. HIPAA laws would prevent that.

I'm assuming that is some sort of Privacy Act, and yeah, I relalize that, but he could permit it, right?

 

[the hairy scotsman]

Will they release information from the hospital about what they did? For example, if they deny he had his stomache pumped or something like that, then we could be sure he didn't exactly pop 35 pills, right?Also, I think they are probably the only source we can trust, anyway. Who knows what happened at the scene, I'm sure it was hectic, to say the least. You can never really trust the "victim" whether it's TO or not. And, you sure as heck cannot trust the media.I think hospital reports could be the most telling bit of information, if it officially comes out.

HIPAA.

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

The same reason fire's not gonna say ####.

 

[CrossEyed]

Will they release information from the hospital about what they did? For example, if they deny he had his stomache pumped or something like that, then we could be sure he didn't exactly pop 35 pills, right?Also, I think they are probably the only source we can trust, anyway. Who knows what happened at the scene, I'm sure it was hectic, to say the least. You can never really trust the "victim" whether it's TO or not. And, you sure as heck cannot trust the media.I think hospital reports could be the most telling bit of information, if it officially comes out.

No way. HIPAA laws would prevent that.

I'm assuming that is some sort of Privacy Act, and yeah, I relalize that, but he could permit it, right?

Not sure. I doubt that he would.

 

[Bruno2]

Will they release information from the hospital about what they did? For example, if they deny he had his stomache pumped or something like that, then we could be sure he didn't exactly pop 35 pills, right?Also, I think they are probably the only source we can trust, anyway. Who knows what happened at the scene, I'm sure it was hectic, to say the least. You can never really trust the "victim" whether it's TO or not. And, you sure as heck cannot trust the media.I think hospital reports could be the most telling bit of information, if it officially comes out.

No way. HIPAA laws would prevent that.

When Ben Roethlisberger was in the motorcycle accident I remember the doctors and surgeons were speaking to the media, why won't they speak in this case unless there are still alot of unanswered questions about what happened.

 

[Righetti]

if it was really a suicide attempt, would a hospital release the guy 12 hours later?