Oct 8th 2008 11:20AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Cowboys, NFC East, NFL FansDon’t know if you caught Terrell Owens crying on the sidelines after hauling in the game-deciding touchdown against the Bengals last week, but there he was, in what should’ve been a happy moment, fighting back tears.

It has become almost reflexive to think that T.O. was upset about something football-related (maybe Tony Romo’s pass wobbled and Owens had to really concentrate) but the game was the furthest thing from his mind, apparently.

The ‘ Calvin Watkins writes that Owens explained what happened during a Tuesday afternoon appearance on the Michael Irvin Show. Owens said the death of a family member and an emotional talk with his pastor, Anthony Gardner, led to his tears.

The night before the game, Gardner told Owens he would cry on the sideline and told him to profess his love for God in the news conference following the game.

“It was a rough week,” Owens said. “I even had a family member pass, and I didn’t make any mention of that. That wasn’t anybody’s business. I had my mom call me, and she was very reluctant to tell me that. I was playing with a heavy heart.” Continue Reading