16 games, 85 receptions,

1,180 yards, 13.9 avg., 13 TDs

HIGHS

MARCH 18

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stuns the NFL world by signing Terrell Owens, who was considered a talented but troubled player during his time in San Francisco and Philadelphia.

SEPT. 10

Owens catches six passes for 80 yards and scores one touchdown in his Cowboys' debut against Jacksonville.

NOV. 27

Owens holds a book-signing event at Borders in the Preston Oaks Shopping Center to promote his new children's book, Little T Learns to Share. In 2008, he would complete a fitness book titled, Finding Fitness.

DEC. 5

Owens rents a private plane so he and teammates can fly to Los Angeles and celebrate his 34th birthday at Shag Hollywood with other A-list celebrities.

LOWS

SEPT. 26

Owens' publicist makes a frantic 911 call after discovering an empty bottle of pain pills and assumes the receiver took them. Initially, it was believed Owens tried to commit suicide. Owens said he simply mixed the pills with prescription pain medication for his injured hand.

NOV. 5

Owens was criticized by then-receivers coach Todd Haley for falling asleep in meetings. Against Washington, he responds to the criticism by laying down for a nap in the end zone after a touchdown catch.

NOV. 5

Owens drops a sure touchdown pass from Tony Romo. The drop was emblematic of his entire season when Owens dropped a career- and NFL-high 17 passes.

DEC. 16

Owens spits in Atlanta cornerback DeAngelo Hall's face, earning a $35,000 fine from the NFL.

2007

15 games, 81 receptions,

1,355 yards, 16.7 avg., 15 TDs

HIGHS

NOV. 18

Against Washington, Owens catches eight passes for 173 yards and four touchdowns, including a 52-yarder. It's his best game of the year when he set a franchise record with 15 touchdown catches and reached his sixth Pro Bowl.

NOV. 29

Owens has another breakout game. He catches seven passes for 156 yards in a mega-matchup against Green Bay that solidified the Cowboys as the top contender in the NFC.

LOWS

DEC. 22

Owens sprains his left ankle against Carolina and misses the regular-season finale against Washington. He returns against the Giants in the NFC divisional playoff game.

2008

16 games, 69 receptions,

1,052 yards, 15.2 avg., 10 TDs

HIGHS

SEPT. 7

In the season-opening win against Cleveland, Owens shows he still has top-quality speed with a 35-yard touchdown catch. He drops into a sprinter's stance in the end zone in honor of Usain Bolt.

NOV. 23

Owens records one of the biggest games of his career with seven catches for 213 yards and a 75-yard touchdown reception. It was his second career 200-yard receiving game.

LOWS

SEPT. 28

In a 26-24 loss to Washington, Owens indicates he wants the ball thrown to him more even though 18 passes were thrown his direction. He had seven catches for 71 yards and one touchdown.

DEC. 8

After a loss in Pittsburgh, Terrell Owens, Roy Williams and Patrick Crayton have individual meetings with Jason Garrett to vent about their role in the offense.

DEC. 12

After an ESPN report claims Owens is jealous of Jason Witten, the two have a heated exchange on the practice field. Owens tells Witten never to speak to him.

T.O. TALK

"Get your popcorn ready.

It's going to be a show."

Owens after signing with the Cowboys on March 14, 2006

"There was no suicide attempt."

Owens after an accidental overdose of pain medication, Sept. 27, 2006

"He's got 25 million reasons to live."

Owens' former publicist, Kim Etheredge, Sept. 27, 2006

"Terrell Owens - I did say his name, Terrell Owens. He's part of the Dallas Cowboys family, so he's part of my family."

Newly hired Cowboys coach Wade Phillips on Feb. 8, 2007, alluding Parcells' habit of referring to Owens as "the player"

"Right now, Jessica Simpson is not a fan favorite in this locker room or in Texas Stadium."

Owens after Tony Romo's girlfriend watched the Cowboys lose to Philadelphia in 2007

"You guys can point the finger at him, you can talk about the vacation, and if you do that, it's really unfair. That's my teammate. That's my quarterback We lost as a team, man."

A tearful Owens after the Cowboys' playoff loss the New York Giants, Jan. 13, 2008

"Today, they unleashed me."

Owens after catching seven passes for 213 yards against San Francisco in November

"If I gave you the answer that you want to hear, you'd already have it. And the fact that you don't should tell you something."

Jerry Jones, dodging questions about Owens' status last month