Arbitrator Upholds Owens' Suspension

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=1341273

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"Terrell Owens' season is effectively over after an arbitrator ruled Wednesday that the Philadelphia Eagles were justified in suspending him for four games.

Arbitrator Richard Bloch wrote that the Eagles clearly proved that the suspension was justified, and were within their right to pay their All-Pro receiver but not allow him to return "due to the nature of his conduct and its destructive and continuing threat to the team."

The Eagles released a one-paragraph statement thanking Bloch and saying Philadelphia is looking forward to "moving on with our preparations for Sunday's game vs. Green Bay and the rest of the 2005 season and will have no further comment on this issue."

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"The players union said in a statement that it was disappointed with the decision, which it believes ignores the contract's limits on team discipline. "We are confident that we put in a winning case at the hearing last Friday," the statement said, "and we still believe Terrell Owens had a right to a legitimate reinstatement."

Anyway, not an Eagles fan, so not sure if what i think really matters. Tend to think they're better off without him.

We aren't going to win more than a couple more games this year, but we are better off long term without all the nonsense.

that the Eagles have lsot the last two games without him. Yeah, but they didn't have Darren McNabb either. Yeah, TO is justa distraction better left behind.