Owens undergoes surgery on ankle

Eagles receiver a longshot to return by Super Bowl

? Terrell Owens likely has had his last flamboyant end-zone celebration of the season.

The doctor who performed surgery Wednesday on Owens’ injured ankle refused to rule out the Eagles wide receiver’s return for the Super Bowl, but it remains a longshot — if Philadelphia makes it that far.

“While it is not unreasonable to hope that he returns to play in six weeks, it is not something we would expect,” Dr. Mark Myerson said.

In an interesting twist of fate, Owens had the surgery in Baltimore — the city he so desperately tried to avoid when he wanted out of San Francisco. He landed in Philadelphia and became the biggest offensive threat and most animated player for the NFC East champion Eagles (13-1).

“Let’s go do it,” Owens told Myerson before the one-hour operation.

Myerson said two ankle ligaments were torn, including one damaged all the way up to a fracture a few inches below Owens’ knee. The fracture is not serious, the surgeon said, and will be allowed to heal on its own.

Under normal circumstances, Owens’ injured ankle would take eight to 10 weeks to heal, Myerson said. But the receiver’s conditioning could help him recover faster and keep him in position to play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 6.

“I think there is a reasonable possibility that he will return to play in about six or seven weeks. But that is not predictable,” Myerson said. “A lot will depend on his recovery and rehabilitation over the next month or two.”