Terrell Owens Says Man He Punched at CVS Threatened Him, Fan

Terrell Owens Says Man He Punched at CVS Threatened Him, Fan
Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders in Santa Clara, Calif., on Nov. 1, 2018. Ben Margot/AP Photo
The Associated Press
Updated:

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Retired NFL star Terrell Owens said a fight caught on camera in which he punched a man in a CVS parking lot was the result of an “aggressor” threatening him and a fan he was talking to at the California store.

Owens, 48, told The Associated Press in a statement that he acted in self-defense on Nov. 27 when the man “made offensive gestures and threatening statements” to him and a fan who approached Owens.