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Limbaugh wants to reconcile T.O., McNabb

'I am here to offer and to assist,' radio talk show host says

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Rush Limbaugh resigned from ESPN nearly two years ago after sparking outrage by saying on a pregame show Donovan McNabb was overhyped by the media because he is black.

This time, Rush Limbaugh wants to help Donovan McNabb, not criticize him.

Limbaugh, who once said the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback was overrated because the media wanted to see a black quarterback succeed, wants to help McNabb and wide receiver Terrell Owens settle their differences on his radio show.

“I am here to offer and to assist. I can,” Limbaugh said on his nationally syndicated radio show Friday, according to a transcript on his Web site. “I could bring these two guys together. I’ve been there, folks, and I could do this, and I’m serious in my desire to do it.”

Owens has been unhappy with the Eagles over his contract and took some of his frustration out at McNabb, calling the quarterback a hypocrite and saying the two of them could not be successful together.

McNabb insisted he wasn’t stung by the criticism, laughing off the outrageous receiver’s remarks before turning serious and telling Owens to “keep my name out of your mouth.”

Limbaugh resigned from ESPN nearly two years ago after sparking outrage by saying on a pregame show that he didn’t think McNabb was as good as perceived from the start.

“I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well,” Limbaugh said on “Sunday NFL Countdown.”

Now Limbaugh wants to help mediate, inviting both Eagles to appear on his show.

“This rift cannot be allowed to continue, ladies and gentlemen. It just can’t, and I would like to offer this program as a means of getting these two Americans and star players back together,” Limbaugh said. “They may not want to talk to each other face-to-face, but perhaps they would join me on this program and speak to each other telephonically via this program and settle this.”

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