Terrell
Owens, the 48-year-old Hall of Fame wide receiver who elected to return to
football for the FCF Zappers, scored in his first game with the squad on
Saturday night, hauling in a reception in the back of the end zone.

On the
Zappers, Owens is teammates with Johnny Manziel. However, Manziel was not the
quarterback when Owens caught the touchdown. A Manziel-Owens link might emerge though
as the season progresses.

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Owens,
wearing “Prototype81” in place of his name on the back of his No. 81
jersey, was the featured attraction on the first day of the second season of
Fan Controlled Football, a 7-on-7 indoor league in which fans call offensive
plays.

Fans and
Zappers quarterback Danny Southwick went after Owens right away, targeting him
five times on the first drive. Early in the second half, Owens had his defender
beat on a deep pass down the sideline, but the throw was short. On 4th-and-15
later in the drive, Southwick dodged the sack and threw downfield to Owens, who
leapt to get his hands on the ball but couldn’t hang on for the catch.

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Southwick
targeted Owens on successive plays in the end zone with the Zappers behind
14-6, with the second attempt drawing a pass interference to put the ball at
the two-yard line. With just over five minutes remaining, Southwick’s next pass
was intercepted.

Owens was a part of the San Francisco 49ers for eight seasons until being moved to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he helped lead them to the Super Bowl in 2004. Owens played three seasons for the Dallas Cowboys before moving on to the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals.

FCF provides
Owens with more than just the opportunity to play football again, as he was given
a turn at play-by-play after his game on Saturday. After appearing on a segment
called “The T.O. Zone,” Owens interviewed current and former NFL
players.

After 15
seasons in the NFL, Owens retired in 2010, and he was inducted into the Pro
Football Hall of Fame in 2018. During his professional career, he had about
16,000 yards and scored 153 touchdowns.