As stated by some...there are two sides to every story and here is Hall's...I'm sure the officials can substantiate if it happend on the sixth play of the game..as Hall pointed out to them. Even iof not seen...they would know when he claimed it happend to them. If true, then that would dismiss the breaking point theory promoted here on this thread. ....Halls comment to them regarding the incident early on....
On the opening series of the Cowboys' 38-28 victory, while Owens and Hall jawed at each other as they left the field following a sack of Dallas quarterback Tony Romo, the controversial wide receiver spit at Hall, he confirmed during a postgame interview on the NFL Network.
The incident was not detected by game officials and there was no penalty. Hall said that, as he ran to the sideline, he told the officials Owens had spit on him, but was apprised that no one had seen it.
On his postgame television appearance, Owens said the incident was precipitated because Hall "kept bugging me and getting in my face." He also claimed he apologized to Hall following the game.
Hall was adamant on Sunday that Owens offered no apology. And he noted that the incident occurred on just the sixth play of the game.
"I mean, how much could I have gotten under his skin in just six plays?" Hall said. "Were we talking to each other? Yeah, that's part of my game, and everybody knows that. But after a couple plays, I slapped him on the butt, and just said something like, 'I'm going to be on you all night. This is how it's going to be.' And that was it.
"People make me out to be the bad guy all the time. Look, I play the game hard, but I play the game fair, all right? I'm not the guy out there doing cheap stuff. Like I said [Saturday] night, after what [Owens] did, I lost all respect for the guy."
Hall said that he was raised to believe there are few acts more vulgar or degrading than spitting on another person, and that it is a contemptible act. "Someone does that to you," Hall said, "and it's sort of like they're challenging your manhood or belittling you."
But, as Hall emphasized several times, he chose, given the significance of the game and the importance of him maintaining control, to walk away from Owens and not retaliate. In the playoff game last year, Pittman did go after Taylor when he was spit on, and a brief scuffle ensued. There wasn't even a hint of Saturday's incident, in part because Hall didn't go after Owens.
