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The Philadelphia Eagles announced today the disciplinary action they are planning on taking against star wide receiver Terrell Owens for derogatory comments Owens made toward the organization and fellow team members.  In a one-on-one interview with an ESPN contributing reporter, Owens mentioned several things that he is currently unhappy about in terms of playing on the Eagles.  

Once his comments were made public, Coach Andy Reid and the Eagles took almost immediate action.  Owens was suspended for the Eagles' Week Nine contest against the Washington Redskins, and now the team has announced that Owens will be suspended for three more games.  Following his suspension, he will be deactivated from the roster.  It looks as though Terrell Owens' stint as a Philadelphia Eagle is finished.

The Owens saga began in the preseason and has carried over until now.  First, Owens was unhappy with his contract and wanted it restructured.  Owens was just one year into a 7-year, $49 million deal with Philadelphia so the Eagles refused to renegotiate.  Owens threatened to hold out; the Eagles stood pat; and in the end, the contract was untouched.  Adding fuel to the fire was Owens' assessment of teammate Donovan McNabb's  play during the Eagles' Super Bowl loss in February.  Owens claims that McNabb got tired in the late stages of the game, and further implied that the quarterback got sick because of the pressure.  McNabb denied those implications, and a feud was born.

Though Owens and McNabb weren't exactly cozy during the preseason, they seemed to be able to put their differences aside on game days.  The two connected often during the Eagles' first seven games, with Owens pulling down 47 receptions for 763 yards and 6 touchdowns, including the 100th of his 10-year career back when the Eagles hosted the San Diego Chargers in Week Seven.  

That particular touchdown reception is the source of Owens' current discontent with the organization.  Even though Owens achieved that career milestone during an Eagles home game, there was no public acknowledgement of it.  Often, when a player reaches a career milestone of some sort, the organization will recognize it by announcing it over the public address system, putting a congratulatory message up on the scoreboard, or stopping play for a minute to allow the fans to recognize the player's achievements with a round of applause.

The Eagles didn't do any of that for Owens, prompting him to say in the interview that it show's the organization's "lack of class".  The Eagles replied by saying that they have a policy of not highlighting individual achievements.  

Later in that same interview, Owens took another shot at McNabb, saying that he agrees with a sports commentator's opinion that the Eagles would be undefeated if they had Brett Favre playing quarterback instead of McNabb.

The player's union is sure to file a grievance on Owens' behalf in order to challenge the pending disciplinary action planned by the Eagles, so this whole saga is not over yet.  But no matter what the outcome, I think it's safe to say that we will see Terrell Owens in a different uniform next season.