Pacman Jones released

[The Young One]

IRVING - The Adam Jones experiment is over.

The Cowboys released the cornerback Wednesday, severing ties with the oft-troubled player and leaving the sixth overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft without a job again.



Cowboys release cornerback Adam Jones

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The Cowboys acquired Jones from Tennessee last April for a fourth-round pick while he was under league suspension for multiple violations of the personal conduct policy. He was fully reinstated Aug. 28 by the league after he was allowed to participate in the organized team activities, training camp and preseason games.

But he could not stay out of trouble for long and was suspended six games by the league after getting into a fight with a team-issued bodyguard at a Dallas hotel in October. The move cost Jones roughly $247,000 as well as roster and workout bonuses totaling $1.35 million over the next two years.

Because of the in-season suspension, the Cowboys will receive the Titans' fifth-round pick, and they will also gain $1 million in salary cap space for 2009. Had Jones made it through the season without getting in trouble, the Cowboys would have had to send a sixth-round pick to the Titans this year to complete the trade.

The Cowboys signed Jones to a four-year, $13.3 million deal after the trade, however, it did not include any guaranteed money.

In nine games, Jones was credited with 33 tackles by the coaches and tied for the team lead with 13 pass deflections. He did not intercept a pass and had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He averaged just 22.1 yards per kick return and 4.5 yards per punt return. He also missed one game because of a neck injury.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...an.2bf097c.html

 

[.dk92]

I'm almost surprised.

 

[yezzir]

See ya. He wasn't even that good anyways.

 

[kdogg]

Well that's probably the end of Pacman's career.

 

[Macken]

naw he will get picked up to play somewhere for a very small contract

 

[Gtown81]

I would never pick him up.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

he might get picked up, but its going to be a strict contract, maybe 1 or 2 years, small money, and hell be a 3rd string or 4th string CB until he proves he can last in this league for 1 year without conflict.

 

[.GR]

According to him this isn't true and he is going to file a lawsuit against EPSN. lol

 

[Gtown81]

According to him this isn't true and he is going to file a lawsuit against EPSN. lol

lol

 

[Giantmetfan07]

he'll lose the lawsuit. He'd be suing ESPN for their coverage of a story that was released by the AP. Espn unless they say its through "sources" that it happened, they aren't liable because they get their info from the Associated Press.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

IRVING, Texas -- The Cowboys have released Adam "Pacman" Jones, and a team source told ESPN's Ed Werder that the move was made after the team learned of new allegations against the troubled cornerback from his time with the Titans.



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Jones' release came after "Outside the Lines" reporter John Barr contacted the NFL, the Cowboys and Jones' attorneys about a piece scheduled to air Sunday in which three Atlanta-area men allege that Jones arranged for someone to shoot at them two months after the football player was suspended by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in 2007.

The June 2007 shooting occurred outside a suburban Atlanta strip club. One of the shooting victims told "Outside the Lines" that he had a dispute with Jones inside the strip club and that not long after he and the two others left the club, a hail of bullets struck their car. The NFL knew about that incident, but charges were never brought against anyone because the victims did not see the shooter.

"Outside the Lines" obtained information that police, investigating a separate Atlanta-area case, had been told by an informant that Jones ordered the June 2007 shooting following his dispute with one of the men. Police have said that while the case remains open, they are not actively investigating.

Jones denied the report and told the Dallas Morning News: "It will be a lawsuit in a week against ESPN. That's stupid. It's so stupid I have no more comments."

The Cowboys traded for Jones before the season even though he had been suspended in 2007 because of a series of off-field incidents. Jones, expected to give the Cowboys a boost on defense and special teams, had no interceptions and averaged just 4.6 yards per punt return.

"Surprised? Yeah, I was surprised," Jones said of the release, according to the Dallas Morning News. "All I can do is keep working hard, keep my nose clean and hope for the best."

Jones missed six games this season for violating the league's player conduct policy after an Oct. 7 scuffle with a team bodyguard at a Dallas hotel. He missed a seventh game with an injury.

The 25-year-old Jones spent part of his time away from football taking part in an alcohol rehabilitation program.

"He was surprised, and I think he was obviously somewhat hurt," Worrick Robinson, Jones' agent, said of the decision. "At the same time, he understands the business behind what is happening here."

Robinson said he did not think Jones' suspension was a factor in the Cowboys' decision to release the cornerback.

"We don't have any reason to believe at this point that that off-the-field incident had anything to do with the team's decision today," Robinson said. "I know there was certainly a lot of bad that came out of that situation, but there was some good that came out of that situation as well."

Jones' attorney added he expects the cornerback will be back with some team in 2009.

"He is young. He has a lot of ability and he is eager to get back on the field," Robinson said.

Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple declined to comment on the team's decision and said owner Jerry Jones was unavailable. Coach Wade Phillips and linebacker Greg Ellis, who is the team's representative to the players' union, did not immediately return messages left by The Associated Press.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league would not comment on the ESPN report or the Cowboys' release of Jones.

"We do not comment on player transactions by our teams. And we have no other comment to offer on this matter," Aiello said Thursday.

The Cowboys traded for Jones despite the cornerback's suspension for the 2007 season after multiple off-field incidents while with the Titans. He was given another chance and cleared to play in 2008 by commissioner Roger Goodell.

When Jones was traded to Dallas in April, Tennessee received a fourth-round draft pick. The Titans were also supposed to get a sixth-rounder next year, but because Jones was suspended again, Dallas will instead receive a fifth-round pick in 2009.

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.

According to the Dallas Morning News, Jones said he plans to remain in the area and workout at friend Deion Sanders' Prime U camp next week.

"If I beat myself up, who will take care of me?" Jones said, according to the report. "Football means a lot to me, but it's not everything. It's not like I'm taking it pretty good. I love me some me."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3817195

 

[The Young One]

If he can keep his nose clean for once. I want him on the chiefs

 

[Dice-J]

He went from possible future star to NFL thug

 

[Lake Louise]

When Jones was getting interviewed earlier today on SC, and he was asked "What is it about strip clubs that makes you not be able to stay away from them." I had to laugh when that question was asked. Why do people go to strip clubs?? Pacman responded something like "A strip club is just another club." Yeah, it`s just another club, except the workers strip as you watch, or give them money, but yeah, it`s just another club :lol:

 

[Giantmetfan07]

this guys a joke. They have video showing him with some thug that apparently he claims at the time he was like not getting along with, yet in the surveilance videos the guys gettin his winky waxed as well.