PHILADELPHIA (AP) Donovan McNabb is ready to put the T-O era behind him.<br>
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Speaking for the first time since Terrell Owens was booted off the team for his constant criticism of the Eagles, the Pro Bowl quarterback says the team is ready to focus only on football and not the distractions that have swirled since shortly after the Super Bowl.<br>
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McNabb calls Owens' suspension an unfortunate situation but adds that it's time to move on.<br>
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While Owens was McNabb's favorite receiver on the field, Owens made McNabb his top target off it. He fired off one often puzzling criticism after another until it cost him his roster spot.<br>
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Owens didn't play in Sunday night's 17-to-10 loss at Washington, and will remain suspended for three more games without pay. After that, the Eagles plan to deactivate him for the rest of the season.<br>
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The suspension followed a tumultuous week in which Owens criticized the organization for not publicly recognizing his 100th career touchdown catch in a game on October 23rd, fought with a former teammate and took another verbal shot at McNabb.<br>
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Coach Andy Reid says Owens had been ``warned repeatedly about the consequences of his actions,'' and was told by the team not to return this season because of ``a large number of situations that accumulated over a long period of time.''<br>
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Owens pleaded for another chance in a public apology Tuesday, but the team was unmoved.<br>
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