PHILADELPHIA - MARCH 16: (L-R) Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid, newly acquired Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens and Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie hold Owens’ #81 Philadelphia Eagles jersey during a news conference March 16, 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Terrell Owens signed a $42 million dollar deal with the Philadelphia Eagles after he was acquired in a three way trade with the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)
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The Edmonton Eskimos have dropped their dibs on receiver Terrell Owens.
Via Farhan Lalji of TSN, the CFL franchise has removed Owens from its exclusive negotiating list. It makes him free to sign with any other CFL team.
It’s unclear whether he’ll land with another CFL team. He’s prefer the NFL, but the CFL could be an acceptable fallback -- if the price is right. It could be that the Eskimos weren’t willing to offer much more than the $54,000 minimum salary to the 44-year-old receiver.