It didn’t occur throughout the 2024 NFL Draft, however Terique Owens — the son of Corridor of Fame receiver Terrell Owens — nonetheless acquired his probability at an NFL profession.
The wideout, who performed school soccer at Contra Costa Faculty, Florida Atlantic and Missouri State, signed as an undrafted free agent with the 49ers, which is similar group that made Terrell a third-round choose in 1996.
“I’m pleased with him,” Terrell, a five-time All-Professional who completed with 9 1,000-yard seasons, told CBS Sports after his son signed. “All we ever requested for is a chance. He’s needed to make his personal identify and carve his personal path to get to the place he’s. We might’ve cherished to have gotten drafted, however he’s acquired his foot within the door. Now he has to proceed to do all the suitable issues and present individuals he can play.”
Terrell was in attendance as his son participated within the 49ers’ native professional day earlier this month, and Owens informed the crew’s web site that he needed to play basketball rising up — and “wasn’t a giant fan of soccer” due to the game’s contact.
“It was one thing concerning the gait,” 49ers normal supervisor John Lynch, who performed towards Terrell, mentioned after the native professional day, in accordance with ProFootballTalk. “And it’s loopy how these issues translate.”
He described himself as a “late bloomer,” and on the time, Owens even acknowledged that he would possibly have to land his first probability as an undrafted free agent.
Final season, his third at Missouri State, he collected 528 receiving yards and two touchdowns throughout 10 video games — together with a season-best 140 yards and two touchdowns towards Utah Tech on Sept. 23.
He compiled 765 and people 4 touchdowns throughout his three seasons with the Bears.
“Like I informed him, he doesn’t need to be me; simply be himself,” Terrell informed CBS Sports activities. “He’s simply nearly as good as any of those different youngsters who acquired drafted; the one factor is a few of them have performed extra soccer than he has. … “He has super upside and information he nonetheless can acquire.”
The elder Owens performed his first eight seasons for the 49ers and cut up his ultimate seven seasons with the Eagles, Cowboys, Payments and Bengals.
This yr, Owens was considered one of 4 gamers linked to different NFL stars making an attempt to affix the league, alongside Frank Gore Jr., Brendan Rice and Luke McCaffrey.
Gore, the son of the legendary working again, inked a cope with the Payments as an undrafted free agent.
Rice, additionally a receiver like his father, Jerry, was drafted by the Chargers within the seventh spherical after a collegiate profession at USC.
And McCaffrey, a Rice wideout and brother of star working again Christian McCaffrey, joined the Commanders as a third-round choose.
His father, Ed, was additionally a longtime receiver and Professional Bowler in 1998.