Eagles Sue T.O. Over Unpaid Bonus Money

If you thought the feud between Terrell Owens and the Philadelphia Eagles was ancient history, think again. The franchise, Monday, filed suit in U.S. District Court against the mercurial receiver for bonus money he has not repaid the team.

Earlier in the year, Owens was ordered by an arbitrator to repay $1.7 million in bonus money because of his actions in 2005 that led to his suspension for conduct detrimental to the team. The Eagles withheld paychecks he had coming, which covered all but about $770,000, the balance the Eagles are attempting to retrieve.

Since the procedure for handling this type of situation is part of the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players, converting the arbitrators ruling into an official judgement should be a mere formality. Owens, of course, has resisted to date any efforts by the Eagles to collect on his debt, thus the lawsuit.

There should be no surprise in all this though. You didn't really think Owens was going to make this as easy as simply sticking a check in the mail and being done with it, did you?

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