Terrell Owens is a first-ballot Hall of Famer at talking about a return to the NFL.
The six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver has not played in a game since 2010, but let 49ers general manager John Lynch know he was ready for a comeback Saturday on Twitter.
“I know Jimmy G is gonna need a big play receiver this year at some point,” Owens tweeted to Lynch while thanking the GM for congratulating him for his work with the Alzheimer’s Association. “Let’s make it happen. #StayReady #VetMin.”
The 49ers originally drafted Owens back in 1996, and he spent eight seasons of his 15-year career there. With quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo signed long term, the 49ers have Pierre Garcon and Marquise Goodwin set to start at wide out.
When he’s not bashing Cowboys coach Jason Garrett or campaigning for his Pro Football Hall of Fame bid — which was successful, and he will be part of the 2018 class — Owens has petitioned for his NFL comeback in what seems like an annual tradition. The last time the 44-year-old was under contract was with the Seahawks in 2012, but he was cut after training camp.
Owens had torn his ACL in 2011 but rehabbed and held a televised workout that fall, which no NFL teams attended. He went on to play in the Indoor Football League, but was released in May 2012 for what the team’s owner called a “lack of effort both on and off the field.”
Last month, Owens made headlines while questioning how Garrett still had a job. But the only one still looking for one is Owens.

