Owens, aka Richie Redskin, smiles
easily. From the moment he arrived after being drafted in 1995, it
was obvious the team would use him for public relations events because he
was so good with people, even if people didn't know who he was. However,
anonymity is no longer a big problem because Owens had 11 sacks in 1996,
one of 19 NFL players with 10 or more.
"It's just a case of doing it," Owens said of increased expectations. "The expectation is there, but I don't feel I need to do anything other than go out there and perform well. If I do my assignment and apply what I've learned over the past few years, I don't know of any reason the situation would not take care of itself."
1997 Washington Redskins, The Washington Post, August
29, 1997, at G10.
Photo Copyright 1997 The Washington Post.