Bills Fans Go Bananas For TO at Training Camp Practice | dgrabbler's Blog

Written by Daniel Wolf

Just a few days after Terrell Owens' VH1 television show called The T.O. Show aired and drew crowds to watch him in real life, Owens is drawing more crowds this weekend to watch him some more on the football field.

Over 5,000 Bills fans showed up to the first training camp practice to catch a glimpse of Owens and hopefully get an autograph too.

The Bills are the fourth stop for Owens after San Francisco, Philadelphia and Dallas.

A very unlikely place for Owens to land, Buffalo gave him $6.5 million to come play for one year.

Fans that were in attendance made the practice feel like a circus-like environment coming equipped with Owens memorabilia the likes of his new limited edition cereal that is available in Buffalo grocery stores and Owens No. 81 Bills jerseys.

There were even some fans that had the letters "TO" painted on their chests.

It was almost like gameday in Buffalo.

"It adds a lot of excitement," Jauron said. "I don't know how (the attention) can be bad."

"I'm used to it," Owens said with a shrug. "Everywhere that I've been, it's always been that type of reception."

"I know that the Buffalo fans are very very fanatical," Owens said. "So, coming out here, I expected nothing less."

Fans were chatting "TO" when they first saw him and everytime Owens made a catch the fans cheered and Owens acknowledged them with smiles and peace signs.

Owens got the same type of treatment that former Bills quarterback, Jim Kelly, would receive from the team and fans without even playing a regular season game yet.

Whether Owens continues his career with Buffalo or not, will all depend on how well he plays in 2009, but if he chooses not to play football at least he has a television show to fall back on.

(Daniel Wolf also writes for and runs Dawg Scooper: An Unofficial Cleveland Browns News Source)

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July 26, 2009 11:58 AM ET

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Wouldnt you go crazy if you actually had talent there? Its been what..like 10 years since anyone "good" played at the Bills?

Im sure he will do decent bc you know there going to throw to him every chance they get. What other choices do they have? lmao.....seriously...

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July 26, 2009 01:05 PM ET

Funny how training camps have become an "event". I guess for some fans with the expense at the field, this is a way to get close to their players for cheap and when everyone has optimism about the coming season.
TO is still no friend of mine, I have respect for his skills but not for his personality and the way he carries himself in life. I think he has some serious "issues". There is too much weird shyte that goes on around this guy all the time for it not to be self-induced.

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July 27, 2009 05:27 PM ET

I feel sorry for the Buffalo fans. They will deflate like a punctured balloon when the REAL T.O. shows up. He's doing what they want him to do................showing them the "promised land" when in fact, it's nothing more than a mirage.

All you Bills fans better adore him while you have a chance, because you'll be throwing tomatoes, watermelons, squash and numerous other vegetables and fruit at him before the season's over. Maybe even rocks.