Terrell Owens: Hall of Fame selection 'should be purely based on stats'

Terrell Owens is still bothered by the snub he received from the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year.

During an interview with Maria Menounos on SiriusXM, Owens pointed to statistics as the reason he should have been elected over former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison.

"He played a number of years with Peyton Manning, he's an incredible receiver," Owens said, per Darin Gantt of Pro Football Talk. "But again, when it comes to what the Hall of Fame is all about in terms of the criteria to get in, it should be purely based on stats and obviously my stats are better than his.

"... Of all the gold jackets that were there leading up to the actual day of the induction, everybody for sure was like I was a shoe-in. And at some point, yeah, I feel like I will get in, but I think with the body of work and what I did for the game, I should have been in first ballot."

Harrison, who previously ripped Owens for saying he felt "disrespected" over the snub, caught 1,102 passes (third all-time among receivers) for 14,580 yards (seventh) and 128 touchdowns (fifth) in 190 games.

Owens played in 219 games over the course of his career, catching 1,078 passes (sixth) for 15,934 yards (second) and 153 touchdowns (third).