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Full disclosure: I had no idea who Drew Pearson was before a one-minute viral video last week made me want to give him a hug and call him “Grandpa.”
Pearson, a former All-Pro wide receiver and Super Bowl champion with the Cowboys from 1973-83, was gutted last Wednesday when he was informed that he had not been one of the 10 players selected as a senior member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s centennial class, becoming the only member of the NFL 1970’s All Decade First Team not to solidify a spot in Canton.
The 69-year-old had been waiting 30 years to be inducted only to be shattered by the results.
Drew Pearson’s live reaction to missing out on the HOF again. Only member of the 1970s all-decade team who’s not in.
Heartbreaking.
(via @JonahJavad, @brgridiron)pic.twitter.com/LnIlLEKp5c
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 15, 2020
“They broke my heart. They broke my heart. And they did it like this! They strung it out like this,” Pearson said.
Emotions aside, you could make a good case for or against Pearson getting the Hall of Fame nod.
What they did to Drew Pearson is not Right… Original 88… you deserve to be in the hall of fame no if and buts about it.. I’m sorry how they are doing you man…
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) January 15, 2020
Vs.
I would throw a tantrum too if I brought my whole family out for a Hall of Fame induction party when I only had 7000 receiving yards and 2 pro bowl appearances. The delusion of being a Dallas Cowboys player. 🙄🙄
— JD (@darling_jack) January 16, 2020
You can argue the statistics without being an asshole, but some men just want to watch the world burn.
Terrell Owens decided to relish in Pearson’s misery after Pearson criticized his behavior in 2012 when Pearson was the general manager for the IFL’s Allen Wranglers.
I definitely don’t feel sorry for him. Karma. He shitted on me some years back with that IFL league. I’ll never forget. 🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/SnR3k0QvKP
— Terrell Owens (@terrellowens) January 18, 2020
Owens refused to play in two road games and missed out on a mandatory team event. After Owens was cut, Pearson said he needed to handle himself better “outside the lines.”
Owens dug up another grudge he had with Pearson, who publicly shamed Owens for the way he handled his 2018 Hall of Fame induction. Owens opted to skip the ceremony and organized his own event at the University of Tennessee to ensure he’d be the person at the center of attention.
So what about this?! @JasonRomano
Y’all both can go KICK ROCKS!!! It’s funny how when people talk shit about me no one says anything but when I do I’m holding grudges, I need to forgive, I’m the victim, etc.
SORRY NOT SORRY! 😂 https://t.co/QHKjRFRmkD pic.twitter.com/VZJlMjsQ5m— Terrell Owens (@terrellowens) January 19, 2020
Terrell PETTY and the Heartbroken.
Nope 😉🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/M5JVGKwFOm
— Terrell Owens (@terrellowens) January 19, 2020
[h/t Total Pro Sports]