Cowboys dump TO

Dallas - Controversial receiver Terrell Owens was cut by the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday night after three seasons with the National Football League club, ESPN reported.

Owens was at the centre of several controversies this past season while having one of his poorest National Football League seasons in 2008, averaging 4.3 catches a game, his lowest total in more than a decade.

The Cowboys, expected to contend for a Super Bowl crown, failed to even reach the playoffs and many considered Owens a divisive player in the locker room, a concern for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

In three seasons with Dallas, Owens caught 245 passes for 3 587 yards and 38 touchdown receptions.

Owens has 139 career touchdown catches, second in all-time NFL history behind Jerry Rice. His 14 122 career reception yards rank fifth all-time and he also ranks sixth in career catches.