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  • Rev. Jackson calls T.O. punishment 'much too severe'

    The Rev. Jesse Jackson called the Philadelphia Eagles' punishment of Terrell Owens "much too severe."

    Jackson said in a statement released Friday that Owens could have been more professional when he publicly complained about his contract, his team and the Eagles' organization.

    But Jackson said Owens' suspension without pay for four games and deactivation for the rest of the season is "much too severe for the charge" and hurts the athlete's NFL career at its height.

    The civil rights activist said the level of punishment could have been warranted if Owens had been caught shaving points, selling drugs, carrying a gun or fighting fans without sufficient restraint.

    "This does not warrant a one-year ban from the game," Jackson said, adding that the Eagles should release Owens to the open market or free agency if they no longer want to associate with him.

    Ralph Nader, a consumer activist and former presidential candidate, has already called for the suspension to be rescinded.

    Owens was suspended last week after he said in an interview that the Eagles showed "a lack of class" for not publicly recognizing his 100th career touchdown catch, and that the team would be better off with Green Bay's Brett Favre as quarterback. He has since apologized.

    Source: AP

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    Originally posted by Walter Cronkite
    "This does not warrant a one-year ban from the game," Jackson said, adding that the Eagles should release Owens to the open market or free agency if they no longer want to associate with him.
    It's not a one year ban you fucking dope. It's at most just a few months then, afterward, he'll become a free agent. What bullshit rhetoric.

    (by "dope" I am referring to the good Reverend)

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      The ban is too severe. The Eagles have never benched Owens before. And to go straight to this is way too much. They should of benched him for one game at the most. How dumb are they? If they lose Owens, it will take them forever and a day to get back to the Super Bowl.

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