posted on Mar, 12 2004 @ 03:10 PM
Terrell Owens' request to be declared a free agent will be heard Saturday by an arbitrator, and a decision is expected the following day.The case,
filed on Owens' behalf by the NFL Players Association, will be heard by Steven Burbank of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, who was selected
jointly by the league and the NFLPA early last year to arbitrate such contract disputes.Burbank will hear the case by conference call, and has
informed the NFL he will announce the decision Sunday.