T.O. to arrive late after missed flight, eventually headed to Georgetown to join Bengals

HEBRON, Ky. - Thursday should be a banner day for Cincinnati Bengals fans. It's the day that T.O., Terrell Owens, will arrive in Cincinnati and officially put on a Bengals uniform for the very first time.

T.O.'s flight from Los Angeles was scheduled to arrive at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport around 7 a.m., but Owens reportedly missed his flight.

A news conference scheduled for 11:45 a.m. has been canceled after Owens missed the flight. T.O. was supposed to be formally introduced by Brown and get to talk to the news media and his fans, but that has been postponed until after the Bengals night practice at 9 p.m.

Owens is now scheduled to arrive in the Tri-State around 2:30 p.m.

He posted the following message on Twitter Thursday morning:

I am aboard my flight w/9 mins 2 take off! Ocho Cinco, the rest of my teammates & BENGALS NATION...HERE I COME!!

Owens is expected to be taken down to the Bengals' training camp in Georgetown, Kentucky where he'll meet Bengals' owner Mike Brown, coach Marvin Lewis and his new teammates.

Many current Bengals players are excited about the possibilities with T.O. on board when he does finally arrive in the Jungle.

Number 85, Chad Ochocinco, says "He's helping us make a little dream team."

Stay with 9 News and WCPO.com for the latest on T.O.'s arrival in Cincinnati.