Terrell Owens

Although the Pro Bowl wideout remains a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers (for now), it appears Antonio Brown is doing his homework on the San Francisco 49ers.

First, Brown FaceTimed with Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice. Now, it appears as though he has been in communication with Terrell Owens as well.

Owens was a guest on the PFT PM podcast on Friday and revealed that he has chatted with Brown about the Steelers star's career. As a result, Owens believes he has a good grasp of the situation—and he thinks the disgruntled wideout wants out of Pittsburgh, h/t Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio:

"I've talked with Antonio Brown throughout the course of year. And I've kind of known some of what has been going on. He's leaned on me for advice, as somewhat of a mentor, so to speak. ...I think with him, I think it's a fresh start to go elsewhere and part ways with the organization and with some of the things than he and Ben have been confronted with."

Owens added:

"He wants to move on. ... I don't like how Ben [Roethlisberger] has kind of thrown him under the bus in certain instances. ... I think Ben owes him a lot more respect than he has given him. ... I mean even from the standpoint of him saying he didn't know anything about a blowup [at practice prior to Week 17] when he was part of the blowup."

CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora reported earlier this month that Brown has requested a trade. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin subsequently denied that a formal request had been made, per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ed Bouchette.

And while Brown himself has yet to officially go on the record and say he wants out, momentum continues to build as people like Owens speak on his behalf.

Owens did not give an official list of Brown's preferred landing spots, but he did mention something that should get 49ers fans excited.

"I talked to him on a couple of occasions, and I’m not here to air anybody’s messages or ... conversations, but he's asked me how the Bay Area was on several occasions," Owens said, per Florio.

Of course, this is just the latest in the AB-to-49ers rumors. Brown raised some eyebrows with a little back-and-forth with San Francisco tight end George Kittle earlier this month:

He also started following the 49ers on Instagram around that time. Then, on Friday, he made an Instagram post that featured him in a San Francisco uniform.

Stay tuned, as this saga is far from over.

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One year after being voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Terrell Owens is still bitter about having had to wait for his enshrinement. 

Appearing on Laugh Out Loud and Kevin Hart's Cold as Balls series (h/t TMZ Sports), Owens spoke about why he didn't get into the Hall of Fame until his third year of eligibility. 

"That c-word...character, which a lot of the voters kinda added to the mix of the criteria of inducting guys," Owens said. "It should be about your body of work and your accomplishments."

Owens wasn't the first Hall of Famer who had to wait multiple years before being elected. Charles Haley, who is one of only two players in NFL history to win five Super Bowls, was a finalist for six straight years before finally being voted in as part of the 2015 class. 

Other notable wide receivers who weren't voted into the Hall of Fame on their first ballot include Michael Irvin (third year), Cris Carter (sixth year) and Art Monk (eighth year). 

After being forced to wait three years for his induction, Owens had his revenge on the Hall of Fame's Board of Trustees by hosting his own induction ceremony at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 

Shortly after the Dallas Cowboys' season ended with a 30-22 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday night, Hall of Fame receiver Terrell Owens called for a coaching change via Twitter:

Jason Garrett has been the Cowboys head coach for eight full seasons after he began as an interim coach in 2010. He's been with the organization since 2007, coaching Owens as the offensive coordinator in 2007-08.

While Garrett has fared well in the regular season (77-59), his lack of playoff success is a legitimate argument against him. After the divisional-round loss, the coach is just 2-3 in his postseason career.

The Cowboys haven't reached the NFC Championship Game since they won the Super Bowl in the 1995 season, and the last road playoff win came three years earlier.

However, it doesn't seem like owner Jerry Jones will consider Owens' words when he makes a decision about Garrett's future. The 52-year-old coach is under contract through the 2019 season but is likely to sign a new extension this offseason, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.