Terrell Owens slams Skip Bayless for silence on Brett Favre's alleged welfare scandal: "He researched everything about me to NOT have me rightfully inducted"

Hall of Fame receiver Terrell Owens has blasted Fox Sports Undisputed's Skip Bayless for staying silent over Brett Favre's apparent involvement in the Mississppi welfare fund scandal.

It is alleged that Favre pocketed just over $1 million, which was set aside for underprivileged people in the state.

Owens took to his Twitter account and responded to Shannon Sharpe's rant regarding Favre's involvement in the scandal. Owens pointed out that Bayless did everything in his power to find information that would discredit him from being in the Hall of Fame. Yet, he did not do this for Favre.

Terrell Owens posted:

#whatHEsaid Honestly, this isn’t surprising! And the very guy across from @ShannonSharpe, @RealSkipBayless IS PART OF THE PROBLEM!! He researched everything about me to NOT have me rightfully inducted the 1st and 2nd year, why didn’t he say anything about Brett?! Y’all know why!"

As Sharpe pointed out in the show's segment, had Terrell Owens done what Favre has allegedly done, then he would still be waiting to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame to this day.

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Terrell Owens deserved to be first-ballot Hall of Famer

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Most NFL fans know the back story of Owens' long wait to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. For those who don't, he was often seen ranting and raving on the sidelines and had numerous run-ins with players, staff and media. So much so that Bayless has said that "TO" stands for "team obliterator", which is a play on his nickname, for his tendency to divide teams and players.

But looking at his stats, there can be no doubt that Owens deserved to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. In Owens' case, many believe that his incidents with teammates and coaches is what held him back from being inducted at the first time of asking. So why wasn't Favre made to wait like Owens was?

In nine of his 15 years, the receiver surpassed the 1,000-yard mark, with eight coming in a nine-year period. In total, Owens finished his career with 15,934 receiving yards and 153 touchdowns from his 219 games in the NFL.

Eventually, though, Owens was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018, two years after he was deemed eligible. Many believe he should have been inducted straight away in 2016, but was made to wait unnecessarily.