Chad Owens Getting Press

With two big returns for touchdowns in his first two games as a Toronto Argonaut, Chad Owens has been getting some good press.

From the Toronto Sun: Owens owns return game

The 5-foot-8, 180-pound Owens is as quick as a waterbug, and for the first time since Dominique Dorsey was healthy two years ago, the Argos have a returner who is a threat every time he fields the football.

When Argos head coach Jim Barker worked for Calgary, he tried to pry Owens from Montreal, but finally was able to do so when he sent a fourth-rounder in 2011 to the Alouettes. While he was at the University of Hawaii, Owens set an NCAA record for a season with five punt-return TDs in 2004.

“Two returns in two weeks (for touchdowns)?” offensive guard Taylor Robertson said.

“Thanks, Montreal.

“He’s a hell of a player. No one knows what is going to happen when he gets the ball. He needs a crease about three-inches wide, and he can break it any time.”

From the Toronto Star: Chad Owens brings Argos big returns

What makes him special?

“He just has a knack for it and he has a tremendous amount of confidence,” Barker said. “He’s the ultimate warrior.”

But Owens just sees himself as a guy having fun.

“I feel like I’m in college again,” said Owens, a sixth-round draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars after a record-tying career at the University of Hawaii that included eight return TDs. “The reason I say that is because I’m just out here having fun, playing the game I love with no pressure. When I’m like that, I’m at my best.”

And from BoxScoreNews.com: Former University Of Hawai'i Star, Chad Owens, Finds Home With Toronto Argonauts

Last week, he returned a punt 90 yards for a TD against Calgary. Last Friday, he returned a missed field goal for 117 yards against Winnipeg helping lead the Argonauts to a surprising victory over the Blue Bombers. In his first two games with Toronto, Owens has accumulated over 300 yards in punt and kickoff returns. Now, the door also has opened for him to play as a wide receiver, due to his having caught three catches during the games.