Legendary wide receiver Terrell Owens brings NFL fire to the pickleball court. Terrell Owens, NFL Hall of Fame receiver and avid pickleball player, leaps in the air for an overhead smash during a game at a private court in Paradise Valley, Arizona. The excitement in his voice is palpable and booms through the phone because he is minutes away from doing his favorite thing. “I’m driving to play pickleball right now,” Terrell Owens says from his car in Southern California. Yes,

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