A Hot Mess!: Now Terrell is saying he didn't try to commit suicide

Now Terrell is saying he didn't try to commit suicide

Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Terrell Owens says he didn't try to commit suicide. "There was no suicide attempt,” said Owens, who was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night after having an allergic reaction to a combination of his pain medication and nutritional supplements. "It’s very unfortunate to reports to go from an allergic reaction to a suicide attempt,” Owens said. “The rumor of me taking 35 pills is absurd. I don’t think I would be here had I taken 35 pills.” Owens said he was incoherent when answering questions from emergency medical personnel. As for whether he is depressed, Owens said: “I'm not depressed by any means. I'm happy to be here.” Before meeting the media, Owens worked out briefly with quarterback Drew Bledsoe. Will Owens be ready to play Sunday? "I feel very capable of going out there and playing on Sunday," he said.

DALLAS -- Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens said "there was no suicide attempt," explaining that he mixed painkillers with supplements and became groggy.

He said Wednesday that the confusion over his condition likely stemmed from an empty bottle of pain medication found by his publicist, who was with him at the time. He said the rest of the pills were in a drawer.

Appearing in a news conference at team headquarters a few hours after leaving a hospital for what a police report described as "a drug overdose," Owens wore workout gear and no bandage on his broken right hand. The star receiver smiled and seemed more amused than peeved at the latest ruckus surrounding him.

Owens blamed a combination of hydrocodone, a generic form of Vicodin, with all-natural supplements for making him ill.

"It's very unfortunate for it to go from an allergic reaction to a suicide attempt," he said.

Owens said he feels very capable of playing Sunday in Tennessee, despite this incident and his broken hand. He added that he's "not depressed about anything.''

( PhillyComcastSports )
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