Jeff Garcia and Terrell Owens had their personal issues, but even still, Garcia...
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Jeff Garcia and Terrell Owens had their personal issues, but even still, Garcia offered this statement to the Hall of Fame in support of TO.
"I believe he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.
“Personality and off-the-field reputation put aside, he was one of the most feared players at his position and was highly productive despite all of the extra attention and defensive game-planning that came his way in order to disrupt his performance.
“He was one of the hardest workers on the practice field, and come game day, he always gave all that he could give, despite at times dealing with personal injury. He was a physical beast on the field and created matchup problems in favor of our offense. The combination of size, speed and physicality that he brought into a game made him difficult to defend.
“He wore his emotions on his sleeve and sometimes that was taken in a negative way, but there's no taking away from the fact that he wanted to win badly and is near the top of every important receiving category in the history of the NFL. No matter who his QB was or what team he played for, his production was consistent and raised the standard of the position from a performance aspect.
“The proof is in what he did on the field.”
