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Just a jerk.
I am a San Franciscan and Warriors fan, and the whole T.O. mess is sadly familiar. As Latrell Sprewell did with the Warriors, Owens' self-inflation, self-destruction and dismissal from the Eagles has left a good team in shambles, and its fans sunk in a debate about race at a time when the only relevant question should be how best to deal with a cancerous jerk. And what a destructive notion it is that a team leader who deals graciously with controversy is a "house Negro" while a gifted self-centered loudmouth is being "true to his race"!
It took the Warriors six years to field a competitive team after Sprewell's departure: it will be truly sad if it takes a similar length of time for the Eagles to recover.