Cincinnati Bengals president Mike Brown confirmed his team's interest in free-agent receiver Terrell Owens on Monday.
"It's up to him," Brown said of Owens, according to Bengals.com. "We are talking to him. We have some interest."
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Brown made his comments before the Bengals' training camp media luncheon.
He said that quarterback Carson Palmer, who has been working with Owens in California, reported that the receiver "can still run," according to the website.
Brown said that he was impressed with Owens' attitude when the team visited with him in March.
"I found him polite, nothing that has been said about him," Brown said, according to Bengals.com. "We like him as a player."
Owens also has another strong supporter in Chad Ochocinco, his close friend and reality TV colleague. The two have helped each other promote their respective shows on VH1.
The Bengals signed free-agent receiver Antonio Bryant during the offseason but Bryant has struggled so far. That has motivated the Bengals to take another look at Owens, a team source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Sources have told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen that the Rams also are interested in signing Owens.
The Rams asked Owens through his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, if he would consider a serious contract proposal, even though they are not considered a playoff contender. Rosenhaus told the team Owens would definitely consider it, sources said.
A high-ranking Rams official said a formal offer for Owens could come on Monday.
The 36-year-old Owens, a six-time Pro Bowler, had a pedestrian season with the Buffalo Bills last season, catching 55 passes for 829 yards and five touchdowns.
Information from ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen and ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter was used in this report.
