The Cowboys paid Owens a $12 million signing bonus just last year, included as part of a new four-year, $34 million deal.There was talk since the end of Dallas' disappointing 9-7 season, in which they missed the playoffs, that owner Jerry Jones was considering cutting Owens to improve team morale. Jones has apparently had enough of the constant run-ins with teammates and coaches that dogged the team last year.

Owens' release comes on the heels of a 2008 season in which he caught 69 passes totaling 1052 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 15.2 yards-per-catch.The 35 year-old owens has played 13 years in the NFL, and an official announcment of his release by the team has yet to be made.

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