Terrell Owens Net Worth: How T.O. Lost Almost Every Dollar

There are plenty of stories of professional NFL players being worth millions of dollars, but that isn’t the case for Terrell Owens.Show more

Through 15 seasons in the National Football League, Owens was one of the best wide receivers in the league history and was paid accordingly, but you wouldn’t know it when you see his net worth in 2019.

Terrell Eldorado Owens was born in Alexander City, Alabama and attended Benjamin Russell High School. After not starting until his junior year, Owens showed his talent and earned a spot at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

While in college, T.O. was more than an American football player. Not only did Owens play wide receiver for the Mocs, but he was also on the basketball team and ran track and field.

During the 1996 NFL Draft, Owens was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round, where he played alongside his childhood hero, Jerry Rice.

Owens played eight seasons in San Francisco, his longest tenure with one team as an NFL player. Three of his five First-Team All-Pro selections came with the 49ers, as well as four of his six Pro Bowl selections.

In 2004, Owens joined the Philadelphia Eagles for two seasons, including reaching a Super Bowl. Owens played for the Dallas Cowboys over three seasons, then finished his NFL career with the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals.

He finished his football career with 1,078 catches, 15,934 receiving yards and 153 receiving touchdowns. He sits at eighth all-time in NFL history in career catches, third in yards, and third in touchdown receptions.

After the 2011 season, he signed with the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League. After that season, he briefly signed with the Seattle Seahawks, but was released less than three weeks later. Owens was finally inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 2018, although he famously chose not to attend the ceremony.

THe had four children — Terique, Atlin, Dasha, and Kylee — with four different woman. In 2012, Owens said that he paid about $45,000 per month in child support.

Owens worked as a model, appeared on reality television shows like Dancing with the Stars, MTV’s The Challenge, and The T.O. Show.

Owens earned around $80 million in salary, but lost much of it due to family and lifestyle choices off the field . According to Celebrity Net Worth, Terrell Owens' net worth is a shockingly-low $100,000 as of 2019.

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