49ers\u2019 30-23 preseason win<\/a> over the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019ll be a crazy feeling to call him and talk about it,\u201d the younger Owens said after the game.<\/p>\n
So did Terrell Owens have his popcorn ready and predict his son would score his first preseason touchdown on Saturday at Levi\u2019s Stadium?<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t call it, but he was just like, \u2018I\u2019m ready for yours,\u2019\u201d Terique Owens said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s kind of crazy I got mine tonight. I never would\u2019ve expected it would be tonight, but I was ready for the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was an opportunity that seemed far-fetched not too long ago.<\/p>\n
Terique Owens did not begin playing football until his sophomore year at Bishop O\u2019Dowd High in Oakland.<\/p>\n
He attended Contra Costa College, Florida Atlantic and finished at Missouri State. As a senior, he caught 28 passes for 528 yards.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, he held the football from his touchdown as a memento at his locker.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an unbelievable feeling when I think about my path to get here,\u201d Owens said. \u201cI started playing football late and had a long journey just to get here and get these opportunities, and I made the most of it. It\u2019s an unbelievable feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Owens remains a long shot to win a spot on the 49ers\u2019 53-man roster. But he made a solid case to get an invitation to remain on the team’s practice squad, as he did last year as a rookie.<\/p>\n
All NFL teams must trim their 90-man rosters to the regular-season limit of 53 by Tuesday at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
Owens said his approach throughout training camp was to stay quiet, keep his head down, remain diligent and keep working hard.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going into it knowing that I gave everything I got,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like I put my best foot forward and I\u2019m ready for whatever decisions are made.\u201d<\/p>\n
Owens caught two passes for 39 yards and a touchdown during the preseason.<\/p>\n
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