by Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens was seen knocking out a reported rowdy outside a CVS in Inglewood, California.
As Owens, 48, told TMZ, he rushed to the Los Angeles-area drugstore for some necessities when he came across a San Francisco 49ers fan — one of his former teams.
But while Owens was chatting with the admirer, another less cordial person approached and started heckling the couple. Witnesses say the troublemaker threatened to beat up Owens and the 49ers fan outside the store.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens was seen knocking out a reported heckler outside a CVS in Inglewood, Calif.
As Owens, 48, told TMZ, he rushed to the Los Angeles-area drugstore for some necessities when he came across a San Francisco 49ers fan — one of his former teams.
While Owens was chatting with the admirer, another less cordial person approached and began heckling the couple. Witnesses say the troublemaker threatened to beat up Owens and the 49ers fan outside the store
Video of the incident shows Owens battling a smaller, shirtless man, who is eventually dropped by the former NFL wide receiver’s strong right hand
Owens walked away after dropping the alleged heckler with a strong right hand
Video of the incident shows Owens battling a smaller, shirtless man, who is eventually dropped by the former NFL wide receiver’s strong right hand. The alleged heckler managed to get to his feet and had even more words for Owens, who had clearly proven his point and started to walk away.
Owens then got back into his Tesla and drove off, according to TMZ, which reports that police were not called to the scene.
The odds were very high against Owens’ opponent, who was facing a former professional athlete known for staying in peak physical condition. Earlier this year, footage surfaced of Owens allegedly running the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds, which is as good as or better than many current NFL wide receivers.
On top of that, Owens is 6ft 3in tall and weighs around 230lbs.
A polarizing player in his day, Owens is considered one of the greatest receivers in football history. The former Chattanooga star never won a Super Bowl but was a five-time first-team All-Pro before ending his NFL career with the Bengals in 2010. He attempted a comeback with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012, but never played at a regular club. season game for the team.
Terrell Owens scores a game-winning touchdown for the 49ers against the Falcons in 2001
Owens has had a few run-ins with civilians this year, including a racist confrontation with a neighbor in Florida that eventually went viral in August.
The other party, a 38-year-old white woman named Caitlin Davis, was later charged with a second-degree misdemeanor for lying to police about the incident and is due back in a county courtroom. Broward on Dec. 6, according to records obtained by DailyMail.com. It’s still unclear exactly what she’s accused of lying about, but she said Owens was driving dangerously.
She was unable to substantiate her claims, according to the reporting officer’s statement, obtained by DailyMail.com.
“He got out of his car and started harassing me,” Davis told officers as Owens recorded the scene on his phone, while derisively referring to it as “Karen.”
“But you didn’t have to get out of your fucking car,” she then shouted at Owens.
Owens replied, “You didn’t have to talk to me that way either.”
That’s when Davis brought race into the discussion, shouting, “You’re a black man approaching a white woman.”
Amid the escalating situation, Davis then began to cry.
“He literally came after me,” the woman sobbed.
Owens continued to record while cooperating with officers by providing his identity.
“Go ahead, sir,” Owens told the officer, handing him his ID.
“I saw it, but I was never a part of it,” Owens said, referring to the situation.
Owens continued to refer to Davis as “Karen,” which has become a derogatory term for an authorized white woman exercising white privilege, usually as seen in a viral video.
Owens, who played with the 49ers, Eagles, Cowboys and Bengals, captioned his video: “KAREN IS REAL!!!!”
‘Wow!! JUST ONE NORMAL NIGHT OF BEING A BLACK MAN IN AMERICA,” he added. “I mean I can’t believe it, but you all know what it is. #karenonbikes #tears #false accusations #hernameiskate’
Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens got into a racist confrontation with a neighbor and the police, which he recorded and shared on social media.
He then referenced Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American who was lynched for allegedly offending a white woman in Mississippi in 1955.
“THIS IS FOR THOSE LIKE EMMITT UNTIL WHO WERE BURTALLY MURDERED AND DIDN’T HAVE A CHANCE TO LIVE TO SPEAK THEIR TRUTH ON FALSE ACCUSATIONS,” Owens wrote on Aug. 4.
‘Regarding the incident that took place last night…here she is, a real life and our neighbor Karen: her name is Caitlyn Davis.’
More recently, Owens appeared on Chris Cuomo’s new show to discuss the incident.
“If the tables were turned, they would go to the end of the law to charge me,” Owens said. “It’s not about me.”
“I just think of others who might have been in that situation and if they didn’t have the status or the means to do what I did, it might have been very different.
“I want to be able to use this platform to shed some light on what’s going on,” he added. “It doesn’t matter what kind of neighborhood you’re in, that’s the reality of life for a black individual or a black American.”
An officer could be seen in the background, and Owens was cooperative, calling him “sir”
