Pacman a Cowboy??

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Is there going to be an Adam "Pacman" Jones sequel in Dallas? According to a published report, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently said he's considering bringing the controversial cornerback back, although he calls it a long shot.


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Reached by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after the George Strait concert than opened the new Cowboys stadium on Saturday night, Jones asked the reporter: "Would you beat me up too bad if I brought back Adam?"

The Cowboys released Pacman Jones in February. Jones was suspended for six games by the NFL after an alcohol-related scuffle in October with a team-provided bodyguard at a Dallas hotel.

In the Star-Telegram report, Jones said he now blames the fight on the bodyguard. He also reportedly said that he's not worried about any off-the-field issues with Pacman Jones.

The cornerback came to Dallas after being suspended for the entire 2007 season following multiple off-field incidents while with the Tennessee Titans. The Cowboys acquired him in a trade during the draft in April, and commissioner Roger Goodell cleared him to play at the end of the preseason.

Expected to give the Cowboys a boost on defense and special teams, Jones had 31 tackles and no interceptions in his nine games (six starts). He averaged only 4.5 yards on his 21 punt returns, with a long of 18 yards.

However, in the Star-Telegram report, Jones said that Pacman Jones graded out as the Cowboys' best cornerback.

Before coming to Dallas, Jones was arrested six times and involved in 12 instances requiring police intervention after Tennessee drafted him in the first round in 2005.

The Cowboys traded for him anyway, despite the 2007 suspension.

Cowboys say bye to Pac-Man

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IRVING, Texas - The Dallas Cowboys officially released Adam "Pacman" Jones on Monday, the first day NFL teams could place players on waivers for the upcoming season.

The Cowboys announced last month their plans to release Jones after the former first-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans [team stats] spent one turbulent season with Dallas. The cornerback’s departure saves the Cowboys $1 million on the salary cap. His four-year contract did not include guaranteed money.

After the Cowboys decided to release him, Jones did a national TV interview and alluded to the possibility of re-signing with Dallas. But Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones has no plans to bring Pacman Jones back.

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Jones played in nine games this season and served a six-game league suspension after an altercation with his bodyguard at a Dallas hotel. Jones finished the year with 33 tackles, tied for the team lead with 13 pass deflections and had one forced fumble and recovery and no interceptions. He also averaged just 4.5 yards per punt return.

Lawsuit against Pac-Man Jones - send him to jail along with Vick

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A fight with his own bodyguard led to Adam 'Pacman' Jones' second suspension from the NFL.

Now the oft-troubled cornerback is being sued by his former attorney for failing to pay his legal fees.

Manny Arora filed a lawsuit against Jones in Fulton State Court, claiming the controversial cornerback owes him "in excess of $10,000" from 18 cases in which he represented either family or friends of Jones.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported the lawsuit on Wednesday. The suit, which was filed on December 30, lists several defendants assisted by Arora on charges ranging from speeding, kidnapping and murder.

Arora could not be reached for comment.

Jones currently is not on an NFL roster after a brief but ill-fated tenure with the Dallas Cowboys.

Dallas announced the release of Jones on January 7, ending a disastrous stint that was marred by a suspension, poor play and a neck injury.

In the wake of his release, an ESPN.com report came to light that three men alleged that Jones arranged a shooting outside an Atlanta-area strip club June 2007 - two months after he had already been suspended by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Jones, who was acquired by the Cowboys from the Titans in the offseason, was suspended for the entire 2007 season by Goodell for repeated run-ins with the law.

In February 2007, Jones was involved in a melee at a Las Vegas strip club that ended in the shooting of three people and left one man paralyzed.

Pac-Man Jones back in the news - who cares?

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Try as he might to keep Adam “Pacman” Jones on the roster, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on Wednesday cut the talented cornerback who might wind up as a case study for wasted potential.

Earlier in the day, ESPN informed the Cowboys and the NFL that it plans to air a piece for its “Outside the Lines” program that includes never-before-seen footage of Pacman Jones’ apparent involvement in a June 2007 nightclub shooting when he was still with the Tennessee Titans. The incident occurred in a suburban Atlanta strip club.

At the time of the incident, Pacman Jones was already under a one-year suspension by the NFL for being involved in a Las Vegas shooting earlier that year.

“It was unexpected. It was a surprise,” said Pacman Jones’ agent, Worrick Robinson. The transaction will become official Feb. 9, when NFL teams can make waiver requests.

“Adam knows that it’s a business, and that the Cowboys are making business decisions and that this sort of news is part of it… . And he’s hoping that perhaps there might be another opportunity there for him in the future, whether it is the next year or the next two years.”

A source confirmed that when the Cowboys learned of the report by ESPN, the team made the decision to cut Jones, who is now under league investigation and whose NFL career could be finished as a result. The ESPN program reportedly includes security-camera footage and allegations that Pacman Jones ordered a gang member to carry out a shooting.

The Atlanta incident was news to the NFL, which in October made it clear to Pacman Jones that one more piece of negative news would result in a lifetime ban from the league.

Robinson said his client intends to continue to live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as well as work out here in hopes that a team will give him a chance.

Robinson did not address the ESPN report. When asked if the Cowboys’ decision had anything to do with Pacman Jones’ off-the-field troubles, Robinson said no.

The decision to cut Pacman Jones ends his stay with the Cowboys the way many in the NFL predicted, and those inside the Cowboys’ front offices feared.

The Cowboys acquired Jones last April from the Titans for a fourth-round draft pick. In the months and weeks leading up to the trade, Jerry Jones floated the idea of acquiring Pacman Jones to players and members of his staff. A few players shrugged their shoulders and went along with the idea, but most in the organization were skeptical.

After a public relations campaign that included an announcement to drop “Pacman” as his name, visible stops at inner-city youth clubs, providing free furniture to a Fort Worth family in need and saying all the right things, Jones was reinstated by the league Aug. 28.

But Pacman soon returned.

Jerry Jones hired a security staff of four to basically escort Pacman around, to protect Pacman from Pacman.

But other than with defensive lineman Tank Johnson, Pacman Jones never seemed to fit in the locker room. He had a tendency to be either late or doze in team meetings. When he was on the field, the results were sporadic at best. While talented and showing skills in man coverage, he never intercepted a pass, and averaged just 4.5 yards on 21 punt returns. The team credited Jones with 33 tackles, and he led the team with 13 pass deflections.

His on-the-field production was further limited when he was involved in a fight with his girlfriend as well as a member of his own security team at a Dallas hotel on Oct. 7. Jones was then suspended by the NFL and missed six games. He missed another game after he was reinstated when he sustained a neck injury.

The experiment roughly cost the Cowboys $1.35 million. Because the NFL suspended Jones, Dallas will receive the Titans’ fifth-round pick, and gain $1 million in salary-cap space in 2009.