faba Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Be careful, Dawkins tells Owens' suitors "Any time you have something that can affect your team and your locker room, you might want to stay away from it," he said. By Pat Yasinskas For The Inquirer HONOLULU - Eagles safety Brian Dawkins cautioned the Denver Broncos yesterday about making a deal for receiver Terrell Owens. "I wouldn't go there," Dawkins said after the NFC squad's Pro Bowl practice. The Eagles have given Owens permission to seek a trade, and Denver is one of several teams reported to be interested. But Dawkins said the Broncos and any other team interested in Owens should be careful. "Just be prepared for whatever," Dawkins said to a Denver reporter. "He's a great guy as far as a person goes, but he says what's on his mind, so you've got to be prepared for whatever." Owens and the Eagles have been at odds since the receiver asked for a new contract before last season. The situation grew heated as Owens took verbal shots at quarterback Donovan McNabb and others and was banished by the Eagles. Dawkins was asked if one player could "poison" a locker room. "Yeah, you saw what happened this year," he said. "It can happen. It starts to filter through. Different opinions are given out, and things happen that shouldn't happen." Dawkins said those problems would follow Owens to a new team. "Any time you have something that can affect your team and your locker room, you might want to stay away from it," Dawkins said. Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, also a member of the NFC Pro Bowl team, refused to discuss the Owens situation. "We're focused on 2006," Trotter said. "We need to get everybody healthy, and once we do that, we'll be fine." As the Owens saga played out, the Eagles struggled to a 6-10 record and had their streak of four straight appearances in the NFC championship game come to an end. Dawkins said the Eagles could bounce back. "First of all, we need to just wash our hands of the situation," Dawkins said. "Hopefully, Donovan got what he wanted to get off his chest off his chest, and we'll get to minicamp and start playing ball again." Dawkins said he supported McNabb's criticism of Owens last week. "He had to get something off his chest," Dawkins said. "It was something that festered for a long time, and he felt this was the time he wanted to do it, and he did it. It's over and done with, and we've got to go on from there." Dawkins said the Eagles' locker room could be made harmonious next season. "That's something that we as players will do," he said. "We'll get together... and we'll keep playing. The thing about playing football is, when you start winning, all that other stuff goes in the back window. "If we were winning last year, none of that stuff would have happened and none of those comments would have been made." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Is Dawkins alleging that T.O. might be harmful to team chemistry? Interesting. Certainly if this were true we would have heard about it by now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietjets Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Does it mean Dawkins dont want TO go? What happen if there is no suitor to take TO away from Eagles? Inactive again? For Eagles' sake, they ought to shut up and let a suitor take a risk on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I think Dawkins should be given some type of award for public service. Or inducted into Mensa without a test. At least he should now be referred to as Yoda or Shaman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Dawkins must be high,To is a standup kinda fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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