Former NFL player Terrell Owens told area fans what to expect in his first season with the Indoor Football League’s Allen Wranglers with three words he posted on Twitter: “Getcha popcorn ready.”

“I’m just trying to create a fun experience,” said Jon Frankel, owner of the Allen Wranglers and a Plano resident. “I don’t think anyone can disagree that it is not a more fun experience [with Owens].”

The news broke late Jan. 18 when Owens posted a video via Twitter announcing his decision. The following day, the league announced the news on its website and the story made national headlines.

The Wranglers will begin its season Feb. 25 with the Allen Wranglers, which will include seven home games. The team is still negotiating whether Owens will play away games.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said season ticket holder Debbie Hopkins, a Plano resident who tweeted “I’m so excited to see you in an Allen Wranglers jersey” to Owens the night the news broke. “I think he’s going to be great for Allen.”

Hopkins, a fan since Owens played for the Buffalo Bills in 2009, said she thinks Owens will help the team improve its game as players try to match his skill level, and create excitement within the community.

But not everyone in the area is thrilled about the news.

Jennifer Weisenburg Kimberly of Richardson was clear about her discontent when she said that it was time for Owens to retire.

“I know it’s hard for everybody to admit when your time is up, but I think he should bow down with grace,” she said, adding that he was trying to up sell himself in the Twitter video by mentioning his ownership role. “That’s just so him. He has to be over the top with everything he does, and that’s not what it’s about.

“It’s about football.”

Kimberly, mother of an 8-year-old boy, also said while Owens’ presence may draw additional fans to Wranglers games, the move is counteractive to the family-friendly environment the IFL team aims to provide.

For Andy Hacker, Denton resident and member of the Philadephia Eagle’s fan club, EaglesNestDallas, Owens’ move is proof that his NFL career is most likely over.

“How the mighty have fallen is what it is,” Hacker said, adding that it’s disappointing to see Owens complain about money now days. “In a sense it’s kind of sad, just the fact that he himself is responsible for where he is now.”

But for the Wranglers, the acquisition has helped put the team on the map.

“It’s all over the place,” Kimberly said of the news. “They kind of already won.”