Terrell Owens said Wednesday he is far from done with football and can still play in the NFL, according to ESPN.com.
According to an interview Owens did on NFL Networks’ “NFL AM,” T.O. has not been reached out to since the Seattle Seahawks let him go before the start of the season last August.
Owens said “politics” are a major reason why not many people want to bring him on their team.
"I think a lot of it has to do with my reputation, things that I've done earlier in my career, but I'm a changed person. I'm a little bit more mature than I was in years past," he explained.
"I know I can still play the game and it's a matter of somebody just giving me the opportunity to go out there and play," he added, saying he could be a mentor to young wide outs in addition to his production on the field.
The last time Owens played NFL football was in 2010 with the Cincinnati Bengals. He had 72 receptions, making him second all-time among NFL wide receivers to catch a pass at the age of 37 or older. Only Hall of Famer Jerry Rice had seasons with more catches.
Since then he’s been sidelined the entire NFL season in 2011 and played in the Indoor Football League in 2012.
Owens said he could see himself with a team that incorporates a West Coast offense “considering that’s where I started.” He pointed to teams such as the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs—now led by Owens former head coach Andy Reid when he was on the Philadelphia Eagles.
Owens said he had no regrets about his well-known and well-covered-by-the-press past—his arguments with quarterbacks, elaborate touchdown dances, unintentional overdose in 2006—"because that's part of the maturation process that I had to go through."
"I can't go back and change the past, I can only move forward," said the 39-year old. "If someone can be open-minded and be able to move forward with me, we can be on the same page and be on board."
