Police: Owens case an accident
Irving, Texas ? Police closed the Terrell Owens case Thursday, calling it nothing more than an “accidental overdose.” The 911 call that started it all was released, too, revealing little beyond what was already known: that T.O. swallowed “too many pills.”
Even Cowboys coach Bill Parcells conceded that “there must be a reason” his standout receiver was released from the hospital 15 hours after arriving groggy and incoherent.
Each piece of evidence that came to light Thursday seemed to square with T.O.’s version of events – that he made a mistake, had a bad reaction and was by no means trying to kill himself.
Owens, meanwhile, was back at practice for the first time since breaking his hand Sept. 17 and might play Sunday in Tennessee. Said fellow receiver Sam Hurd: “I asked him how he felt and he said, ‘I feel good to go. All good.'”
Owens said Wednesday he mistakenly mixed the painkillers he was prescribed for his hand injury with his usual supplements, causing the reaction that prompted publicist Kim Etheredge to call for help. The 911 tape shows that she was on the line for 41 seconds, never said anything about a suicide attempt and never mentioned Owens’ name.
“I think he took too many pills,” she told a paramedic. “Please. Now. … What do I do if the pills are down the throat?”
While Owens was hospitalized, a police report obtained by media outlets told a far different story – that Owens attempted “suicide by prescription pain medication,” that Etheredge told rescue workers Owens was depressed and that he said “Yes” when rescue workers asked if he’d tried to harm himself.

