Terrell Owens’ agent says he has been in contact with several teams for Owens’ possible return to the NFL. Owens is 39 years old and hasn’t played in the NFL since 2010 when he spent a season with the Cincinnati Bengals. Here is a look back at some rare photos of Owens, dating to his early years in Alabama as a well-dressed tot.

Owens honed his skills at Tennessee-Chattanooga before being drafted in the third round (89th overall) by the San Francisco 49ers in 1996.

Owens signed a seven-year, $23 million contract with the 49ers and began his transformation from Terrell Owens to T.O.

On the bench here behind J.J. Stokes and Jerry Rice, Owens was simply biding his time.

Mark Harris, J.J. Stokes and Owens before a 1997 game in San Francisco.

Owens and fellow 49ers receiver J.J. Stokes formed a formidable tandem as a receiving duo in 1998. They also were a formidable duo on this tandem bicycle.

Not pictured: Bill Parcells, which was just fine with T.O., Heidi Klum and Jason Taylor at this 2001 SI Swimsuit shoot.

Seen here bowling before the 2003 ESPYs, Owens has been to the NFL’s Pro Bowl six times. The last time he made the trip, however, was in 2007.

Lisa Leslie once scored 100 points in a high school basketball game. Terrell Owens, here with the WNBA star in 2005, never did.

Shaq and T.O. were a sight to behold at the 2006 NBA All-Star game.

All smiles here, the honeymoon wouldn’t last for Owens and Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.

When he wasn’t doing sit-ups in his driveway, Owens took some time to enjoy his Philadelphia house.

In February 2008, Owens posed with Playboy Playmate Shallan Meiers in New Orleans.

One egomanic shaking hands with a future egomaniac; Owens and LeBron James exchanged pleasantries when the Cowboys defeated the Browns in Cleveland in September 2008.

Hip-hop artist Common said of Owens’ basketball game: “He’s got game, he can play.”

Owens plays against digital T.O. in 2008.

Owens and the Cowboys weren’t lucky enough to make the playoffs in 2009, so Owens took them in with Paris Hilton.

The popcorn was clearly ready at this news conference announcing Owens’ three-year, $27 million contract extension with the Cowboys in 2008.

Nia Long sits with T.O. and Ted. E. Bear at Owens’ birthday party at M2 Ultra Lounge in 2009 in NYC.

T.O. putting the results of all those driveway sit-ups on display during a 2010 photo shoot.

T.O. does his little turn on the catwalk, yeah, on the catwalk.

The beleaguered wideout might not have a job… but he does have that thing, which is so much cooler.

Owens was paired with supermodel Joanna Krupa on the reality show “The Superstars.” After one ouster from the show, a return and a subsequent departure from Owens, Krupa slammed him for being a bad teammate. Surprise, surprise.

Personal foul — 15 yards. This was the biggest facemask violation in Owens’ career.

Not even duct tape can silence Owens. As seen here, he just rips it off. No big deal.

Owens attended the Entertainer’s Basketball Classic at New York’s Rucker Park this year, perhaps laying the groundwork for he and Ochocinco to play football together this season? The celebration possibilities are endless.

T.O. traded the mint juleps for BJ and Kitna Williams at the 2010 Kentucky Derby.

Owens and actress Rashida Jones at the 2010 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, California.

Rocking the bowtie, Owens posed with ESPN personality Erin Andrews before the 2010 ESPYs.

Owens works out at Calabasas High School in Calabasas, Calif. on Oct. 25, 2011. The workout was designed to show teams that the veteran wide receiver is fully recovered from ACL surgery, but no teams showed up to watch him in action.

Owens and Amani Toomer try on some hats following the NFL Shop at Draft ribbon cutting on April 2, 2012 in New York City.

Owens plays himself alongside Matthew Perry in an episode of <italics>Go On</italics> entitled “Go Deep.”

Owens beats Lolo Jones to the finish line during DIRECTV’S Seventh Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl on Feb. 2, 2013 in New Orleans.

Owens has something to say while attending the 2013 NBA All-Star Game in Houston.

Owens poses with Marissa Raisor, the newly crowned Miss Hooters International 2013, at the 17th annual Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant on June 27, 2013 in Las Vegas.