Owens returns, does 'great job'

0 Comments | USA TODAY, August, 2005 | by Tom Pedulla

PHILADELPHIA -- Star wide receiver Terrell Owens rejoined the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday after a one-week absence mandated by coach Andy Reid and left after a morning practice without speaking to the media -- or to quarterback Donovan McNabb.

Owens and McNabb, key figures on the defending NFC champions, have not communicated during training camp after Owens called his QB a "hypocrite."

McNabb reached out to his teammate by saying of a possible end to their silence, "I think it's going to happen. I look forward to it happening."

McNabb emphasized, "I won't let one person or one thing take me away from my goal, and my goal is obviously to win the Super Bowl."

The Eagles had cited "undisclosed team issues" in announcing that Owens was being sent...