Terrell Owens is ready for another shot with the Cowboys

After watching (one of) his former teams start off the season 2-0, former NFL receiver Terrell Owens is ready to get involved.

As if you need to be reminded, Owens played in the NFL from 1996 to 2010 for the 49ers, Eagles, Cowboys, Bills, and Bengals, with a brief stint in 2012 as a member of the Seahawks' practice squad. It is not inaccurate to suggest that his legacy was forged by more than mere football-playing.

Owens' Philadelphia career was highlighted by many a controversy, such as saying he regretted signing with the Eagles in the first place, getting into an altercation with Hugh Douglas, and insinuating that Donovan McNabb was not a "warrior," (though to be fair, if Philadelphia had its own currency, a diss of McNabb, the best QB in franchise history, would inexplicably be engraved on it).

Signing with the Cowboys, after donning a Michael Irvin jersey off the field as a member of the Eagles, Owens solidified himself as an antagonist of Philadelphia sports lore. His Hall of Fame career long since complete in 2015, Owens is now hoping, albeit feebly, to re-enter the fray as a member of the Cowboys offense at 41 years old.

There are, of course, some obstacles to such a notion, as Owens explained to Rich Eisen:

"I still probably should be playing. So for me, if an opportunity arises, then I'll entertain it. And why wouldn't I want to go back to somewhere where I know I felt at home. I know the owner. I was there with some of the guys who are still there. I loved my time in Dallas."

"A lot of people are going to factor in my age as far as why I can't play. We all know what happened when I was there and there were some things said, where I kind of may have fractured my relationship between myself and [Jason] Witten and [Tony] Romo."

But Owens insists that he is "not the same guy," and has respect for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

The NFC East has been a wasteland in the season's first two weeks - who knows what asset a desperate team may turn to fill the void?