NFL: 30 greatest seasons from players 30 and older

NFL: 30 greatest seasons from players 30 and older: 28. Terrell Owens, 2007

Terrell Owens is probably the greatest wide receiver to ever play for at least five teams. The problem is that he played for so many teams because his antics often became too much for the organizations to want to put up with. Still, Owens was a freak and there wasn’t anyone else quite like him.

Despite his reputation of always being near the top of the league in dropped passes, Owens had a special combination of size and athleticism for the position and he seemed to get even better with age. Owens had five 1,000-yard seasons after the age of 30, but his most impressive came in 2007 as a member of the Dallas Cowboys.

At 34-years-old, Owens started 15 games and helped quarterback Tony Romo to a breakout season in which he threw for 4,200 yards and 36 TDs. Owens played a pivotal role in Romo’s breakout campaign as he compiled 81 catches for 1,355 yards (16.7 yards per catch) and 15 touchdowns.

Owens would go on to have one more 1,000-yard season in his 15-year career and climb to 2nd all-time in receiving behind the great Jerry Rice. Eventually, Owens would be surpassed by Larry Fitzgerald and drop to 3rd on the all-time list, but he is regarded as one of the greatest to ever play the position and his 2007 performance with the Cowboys is one that will be remembered.