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10 Things I Learned West Division Showdowns
By Jack B. Bedell  

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Chad Owens Brings Big Returns for Argos
7/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
Chad Owens has had a great start to the 2010 season.

In week one he scored a touchdown on an amazing 90-yard punt return that will be talked about for months to come. This week he sparkled again as he returned a wide field-goal attempt for 117 yards, giving the Argos some much needed momentum for their 36-34 victory over the Blue Bombers.

Head Coach Jim Barker, who acquired the 28-year-old from Montreal for a fourth-round draft pick, is not surprise to have seen Owens’ talents shine over the last two weeks.

"When I was in Calgary I tried to get him," Barker said Friday. "He's a special player."

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

But a modest Owens sees himself as a guy just having fun and playing a game he loves.

"I feel like I'm in college again," said Owens, who was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth-round 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."

"I'm playing within myself," he said. "I'm not trying to do too much, but at the same time you've got to go out there with a mentality that you're going to score, make a big play."

Kick return touchdowns in back-to-back games are nothing new for Owens, but returning a missed field goal is.

"A field goal return is a new aspect for me and I love it," he said. "Anytime we get to do a return that's a very exciting part of the game for the fans, for myself, for my teammates it's a big momentum changer."

Owens’ wife Rena and their three young children live in Hawaii but will soon be joining him in Toronto.

"They need to be part of this special thing we've got going on here in Toronto and I want them to experience it with me,” he said.