Terrell Owens’ moment of clarity

January 14th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanE

Everyone has seen this clip by now, but it’s worth looking at again. It’s easy to make fun of Terrell Owens for crying after a game; the macho athletic culture frowns on that, as we all know. Plus, T.O. is a d-bag. He’s lived his whole career as a d-bag. He will probably continue to be a d-bag. And his jacket was, well, it was the jacket of an admittedly stylish d-bag. Did I mention T.O.’s a d-bag?

Still, the sheer shock of seeing Owens crying, seeing himself get choked up in defense of what appears to be a friend — well, as my roommate said, it gave me chills. Real or not, seeing Terrell Owens exhibit genuine emotion was like seeing your father cry: Jarring in its rarity.

Unless you have a father who cries a lot. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.