Well, Terrell Owens can’t say he didn’t have his chances. Having been cut by the Dallas Cowboys Wednesday – the third team that let the troubled wide receiver go after citing the negative impact he has on his fellow teammates – the 36-year-old gifted player will likely seek another team to ply his talent. After all, it’s not as if Owens is without skills. This past season he caught 69 passes for 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns. Owens was drafted in the third round by the San Francisco 49ers in 1996. After seven years with the team, he left in a high-profile huff, implying that his former quarterback, Jeff Garcia, was a homosexual (a claim Garcia denied), and forcing the 49ers to battle him over his right to leave the team. Once in Philadelphia, where he averaged a touchdown a game and helped the team advance to the Super Bowl, he constantly aggravated his teammates, especially popular All-Pro quarterback Donovan McNabb, whom he described as weak. After just one season in Philly, Dallas took a chance and learned the hard way that where Owens goes, trouble follows. On varying days, he found himself at odds with quarterback Tony Romo, tight end Jason Witten, and offensive coordinator Jason Garrett. “There are several decisions on our roster we have to look at,” team owner Jerry Jones said recently. “This is the time of year we do that. I’m not trying to be trite, but as you all know we’re evaluating players in college, we’re evaluating free agents and we’re evaluating our own roster. This is an ongoing thing, not any different than this time last year.” ESPN reports that discussions of releasing Owens began immediately after the Cowboys’ 9-7 season, in which they missed the playoffs. The thought was that his waiver would improve moral in the locker room. When Owens was signed to his four-year, $34 million deal – which included a $12 million signing bonus – it was suspected that he would lead the ‘Boys to the Bowl. 

Jennifer Hudson is back to work. With the Grammys rapidly approaching, Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson has announced that she is ready to go back to work. The “Dreamgirls” star has been away from singing and acting as she mourns the murder of her mother, brother and nephew. The three family members were slain in October. Hudson is slated to perform at the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year gala in Los Angeles on Feb. 6. The event is just two days before the Grammys and will be Hudson’s first public appearance since the tragedy. Hudson is competing for four awards, Best R&B Album. “It’s been a childhood dream of mine to release an album, so to receive four Grammy nominations is truly a blessing,” she said in a statement following the nominations.