Sunday, October 20, 2002
NFL to enforce 'Owens' penalty
The Associated Press
NEW YORK - Any player thinking about copying Terrell Owens' autograph session should beware: The NFL sent a memo to all 32 teams warning that carrying foreign objects will bring a 15-yard penalty and possible ejection from the game.
Owens created a stir Monday, when, following his second touchdown catch in the San Francisco 49ers's victory over the Seattle Seahawks, he pulled a pen from his sock, signed the ball and handed it to his financial adviser in the front row. Owens was warned and the only punishment he received was a $5,000 fine for an untucked jersey.
“We sent a memo to the clubs clarifying that a player possessing a foreign object - an object not part of the uniform - is subject to a 15-yard penalty,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Friday. “If the referee deems the object to be a safety hazard, the player will be ejected from the game. An object such as a pen will be considered a safety hazard.”
Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren called Owens' escapade “a dishonor to anyone who ever played this game.”
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NFL to enforce 'Owens' penalty
