T. O. tries to kill himself (4real)

[Dusty728]

Breaking news
http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20060927/D8KD7TJ01.html

[Merlin]

On the other sites as well now -- including cnnsi.com

[camdenyard]

As someone who has known someone close to me that tried something similar, this can be categorized as a "half hearted" attempt at suicide. It most likely is a way for the person to get help that he needs but just doesn't know how to ask. I've worked in a hospital, and it's more common than you might think.

Pros have told me that people who are intent on ending their lives usually don't take a few pills or scratch their wrists with a dull knife. They go out violently.

My guess is that he'll undergo treatment and come out of this a happier person.

[Dusty728]

He took 35 pain pills. I wonder who called the medics?
He took the last 2 while they were there.

"The worker attempted to pry them out with her fingers, then was told by Owens that before this incident he'd taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied. The worker then asked Owens "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time (he) stated, 'Yes."'

[Rochardrik]

I certainly would not want to downplay ANY real attempt to end ANYONE'S life, but let me be the first to say it. Did he really take them all? or did he throw 30 down the toilet, and take a few... trying to take 2 when the paramedics arrived...? Sounds like another attempt at attention getting to me! If I'm wrong, I PROFUSELY apologize!

[Art-Florida]

T.O. trying to get attention? Ya think maybe?

The guy needs help. EDIT: Art, I'm going to assume your emotion got the best of you.

[SykesvilleRavensFan]

KFFL Breaking News
Owens Reportedly Attempts Suicide

ESPN.com reports Dallas Cowboys WR Terrell Owens attempted suicide by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after fire rescue personnel arrived, The Associated Press reported Wednesday, Sept. 27, citing a police report. The Dallas police report said Owens told rescue workers "that he was depressed." The report was first released by WFAA-TV. Owens was taken to the emergency room Tuesday night, Sept. 26. A source close to Owens had told ESPN's Ed Werder early Wednesday morning that Owens was suffering an adverse reaction to painkillers taken for treatment of his fractured hand. "This is not serious," Owens' publicist Kim Etheridge said in Wednesday's online edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Kind of a weird statement.

[OwingsMillsAlex]

That statement is ironic considering this is being reported on TMZ.com:

KTVT in Dallas reported that a woman named "Etheridge" -- most likely his publicist, Kim Etheridge -- called police at 7:51PM Tuesday night to report a suicide attempt. The station also reported that Owens took 35 pills.

[Irishraven]

OMG - that is crazy!!! I hope he is okay:(

[Rochardrik]

That statement is ironic considering this is being reported on TMZ.com:

KTVT in Dallas reported that a woman named "Etheridge" -- most likely his publicist, Kim Etheridge -- called police at 7:51PM Tuesday night to report a suicide attempt. The station also reported that Owens took 35 pills.

Now the same woman is discounting the " suicide attempt" story, saying he had a reaction to the pain meds, and supplements.......?:insane:

[52decleetzu]

Not buying it for a second.They just said on Cold pizza that the publicist that called 911 did so because he was "out of it" All this rampant speculation is based on the police report that says when the officer got there he asked "have you tried to hurt yourself to which T.O replied "yes" BUT he was "out of it" remember? His head obviously wasnt too clear so how can we even know if he knew what the hell was even going on at that time??

[Mobtown]

T.O. trying to get attention? Ya think maybe?

The guy needs help. Like maybe Parcells getting him 100 pills next time, instead of 35.

Rack that.

TO is a selfish piece of ----.

I have lost people in my life to suicide and I think what TO is doing here is disgusting.

[BlackSunday]

Gotta agree w/ CY. If I'm wrong, I'm prepared to apologize. Until then ...

http://ironteam.net/archives/yoda.jpg

Do, or do not. There is no "try."

BS

[Heap86]

In a way you have to feel bad for the guy, even though he is TO.

He must have some "real" mental issues.

Glad to hear he is OK, I cannot stand him, but I wish death on nobody.

[psuraven]

TO belongs in a mental institution...enough said.

[Ravens0587]

Wow some of you are unbelievable.

It's on ething not to like the guy, but to say he is doing this for attention is just plain wrong.

TO being TO suicide is not something to joke about or discredit.

[Dabruise]

I don't think this was a joke or a PR stunt. I think the dude did what they say he did - swallowed 35 "pain pills" I disagree very strongly with CY. Cries for attention usually involve a few pills (very few), and usually over the counter meds. Fact is, he empied the bottle, which is consistent with a "real" suicide attempt.

Hate TO, but please stay away from injury or death smack.

In any event, there is no question he's sick. Very sick.

[Raven31]

Agreed.

As much of a jackass as T.O. can be, I don't think even he would sink so low to fake an attempted suicide just to get attention.

[SykesvilleRavensFan]

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if this was just an attention getting ploy by TO.

During the TO "show me the money" situation, he said he had to worry about feeding his kids. I wonder if he was worried about his kids when he tried to off himself?

[Brandon]

His press conference is coming up in a few minutes. He is going to speak to the media

[Mobtown]

Cries for attention usually involve a few pills (very few), and usually over the counter meds. Fact is, he empied the bottle, which is consistent with a "real" suicide attempt.

In any event, there is no question he's sick. Very sick.


Gotta disagree...

Jumpers and people who shoot themselves are serious. People who eat pills are using the "maybe" method. Unfortunately I have more than my share of experience with this.

If TO's mother was killed in an accident I could feel for the guy, but what he did is pathetic and is another in a long string of selfish acts and childish behavior.

I wont talk any smack about him, but he sure as hell isn't getting my sympathy .

[52decleetzu]

Well Michael Smith just said that he spoke with someone at TO's house with him and TO is saying that he absolutely did not try to kill himself.Said after he practiced yesterday his hand was in serious pain and he took the medication to relieve the pain,and that was it.

He said he doesnt know how it turned into all this but its much adu about nothing.They are now saying that he still isnt ruled out of this weeks game.Like I said,it was the media(ESPN) just running with a story and wildly speculating once again.

[ladyraven127]

Suicide and/or suicide threats are serious business. I would not presume to call anyone's attempt attention seeking, HOWEVER, it is awfully hard to know what to believe in regards to TO.

Boy crying wolf or something like that :glasses:

[RavenTD]

"Roll up,roll up for the greatest freakshow on Earth.Now playing at Irving Texas.Over to the Circus ringmaster if you please,Jerry Jones."

Who would have ever thought that this little ball of egotistical manic behaviour would finally implode on itself.I'm sure 49er and Eagle fans will be lighting candles for you tonight.

[52decleetzu]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15021827/

[RAVENOUS52]

Having seen death up close and personal gives you a greater appreciation for how precious life is. Even a certified douchebag like T.O. deserves the benefit of the doubt in this case. I'm wouldn't be willing to risk the chance that he WASN'T attempting suicide. Better to err on the side of caution.

[ClericBlackDave]

Nothing about this screams suicide to me.


He had a broken finger, and was trying to get back for football two weeks later. The man is a warrior when it comes to coming back from injury.


Taking pain killers for a broken finger isn't a huge deal. Even if he emptied the bottle, or took way too many, for that type of intense pain and what he was trying to do with it, it wouldn't suprise me for an athlete like that to try to take more to kill the pain.


As far as his answers blah blah blah I'd have to assume he wasn't all there.


it'd be the equivalent of Chad Johnson to be responsible for this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgNREzBAnY4

Now thats a concussion, but its clear he wasn't all there.


Likewise, if someone has just taken, lets say, 6 vicodins i woudln't be suprised if he/she game inaccurate or perhaps even inconherent answers to quetsions.


Furthermore, if you're in a situation where you think you could die, i.e. you took too many pills, and someone is asking you a stupid fucking question about what you did, my first reaction might be "yeah, i took the bottle, tried to kill myself, whatever, just get this shit out of me and don't let me die"


Just my point of view on this.

[highwater]

I just saw the press conference, and all I can say, is, what a waste of freaking time. He apparently did not attempt suicide, he was actually discharged from the hospital earlier and even attended practice this afternoon, and seemed chipper at this press conference.

If not for the fact that he did, in fact, get admitted to a hospital, I would chalk this up to another example of this media whore just wanting to get attention -- AGAIN.

[ClericBlackDave]

The media claims to hate the TO saga, but really they live and breathe it, and make mountains out of molehills whenever they get the chance.


In some ways, I'm surpised TO hasn't called them on it. Showing a decent ammount of class in that respect.

[Dabruise]

If it is what he and his publicist say, I can't blame it on him. I've read a number of accounts and while they apparently did ask him the Q, the rest was speculation based on radio calls for emergency services. I guess, if anything, it is the media's crush on anything TO that can create a mountain from a molehill. What I don't get is that just a little while ago (before this incident) he had a bad reaction to pain killers. Why was he still taking them?

To be fair, I'll admit that it was a morbid fascination with the depths of T.O. 's mania that makes me want to believe he is capable of anything - even to Maurice Clarett/OJ proportions. I guess I/we kind of wanted to believe. That thing about why people watch racing...

[larrylater]

Leon loves himself too much to be suicidal. He would miss himself too much. Please! Let's get real! :happy:

[highwater]

I don't think he really attempted suicide either, but the guy is definitely a head case. Really, nothing he does would shock me at this point.

And you know what? I'm sick of it. This guy has done such a good job of attracting attention to himself that if he had a speeding ticket for going 45 in a 40 zone, it would be a big story on ESPN. It's ridiculous.

[Bez513]

TO -> :insane:

[RavenTD]

NFL Network is now rebranding itself with a new name.

The TO & Chad Johnson lifestory Network.:grbac:

Kim the publicist is between a rock and a hard place right now.

[Mr.Boh]

I'll admit that it was a morbid fascination with the depths of T.O. 's mania that makes me want to believe he is capable of anything

Not to attack you man, but ANYONE is capable of commiting sucide. Mental illness can affect anyone and is not always evident to outsiders. We'll never know the whole truth of this, but if T.O took 30+ pills, he was trying to off himself. That doesnt mean he would under normal conditions, but the first couple of pills could have put him in an altered state of mind and lowered his inhibitions while amplifing depression.

[52decleetzu]

CBd hit the nail on tthe head.Nothing the media loves more than some good TO controversey,whether it is true or not.Its report now ask questions later.

[AZRAVEN]

It didn't make sense to me that he would attempt sucide. He just doesn't strike me as the type of person who ever gets that depressed. He's happy with himself and at least right now is happy with his circumstances; his injury while painful is not terribly serious (in that he expects to be able to play in a very short time) so it didn't make sense. I think whatever happened was accidental and should have been no big deal.

[Merlin]

I think we know that he didn't try it seriously (otherwise they would have kept him in the hospital).

Besides that who knows?

However, Dr. Z had the most insightful comments that I heard today -- "teams can't deal with nfl player's psychological problems" -- remember when barrett robbins of the raiders disappeared before the superbowl, never to play?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/dr_z/09/27/nfl.psychological/index.html

[purplepoe]

I think we know that he didn't try it seriously (otherwise they would have kept him in the hospital).



Exactly.

And he most definitely would not have addressed the media like he did.

This is a case of the media jumping the gun (as usual) and everyone eating it up.

I can't stand TO just like the majority of us, but this is BS.

PP