Owens Owes Eagles $$$

It what may result in another misty-eyed press conference, an arbitrator ruled in favor of the Philadelphia Eagles last Friday on a grievance that was filed by the NFL players' union on Terrell Owens' behalf in 2005, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Tuesday, citing a league source. The union disputed the Eagles' effort to recover $1.725 million of the $2.3 million signing bonus the team paid the wide receiver when it signed him to a seven-year, $48.97 million deal in 2004. Owens was kicked off the team seven games into the 2005 season for a series of infractions, including repeated criticism of quarterback Donovan McNabb and lashing out against management. He was suspended four games without pay and the team withheld his final five paychecks, totaling $955,880. That means Owens still owes the Eagles $769,120.

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T.O. Cries Defending Romo

Terrell Owens isn't blaming this loss on Tony Romo, Jessica Simpson or their controversial trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, last weekend. The wide receiver broke down in tears while defending his quarterback after the Giants stunned the Cowboys, 21-17, at Texas Stadium Sunday. "This is not about Tony," a choked-up Owens said as tears welled up behind his designer sunglasses. "You guys can point the finger at him, you can talk about the vacation and if you do that, it is really unfair. It's really unfair. That is my teammate. That is my quarterback. And if you guys do that, it is unfair. We lost as a team. We lost as a team, man."

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