"Pacman: I'm changed, ready to play"

[MIAdragon]

Pacman: I'm changed, ready to play

Suspended Titans CB still interested in going to Dallas

ATLANTA (AP) -- Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones says he has changed the way he conducts himself in public and is ready to play football again. When and where he will play is still uncertain. Jones appeared as a guest Thursday on WCNN-AM "The Fan," in Atlanta and said he is still interested in playing for the Dallas Cowboys. The Titans met with Jones' agents in January and the team is expected to try and trade the cornerback once he is reinstated, which may not be until training camps open in July. Jones was asked questions about his frequent visits to strip clubs and run-ins with the law. He also discussed horses, bowling and his friendship with Tennessee neighbor and country music legend George Jones.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ans.pacman.ap/

Please go to Dallas.

[blueballs]

If a franchise takes a chance on him
and he gets someone killed in strip club
is that team liable

[Frazod]

Where are the guys who whacked Tupoc when you need 'em.

[teedubya]

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by frazod

Where are the guys who whacked Tupoc when you need 'em.

ask biggie.

[melbar]

Maybe George Jones will sign! Little possum power couldnt hurt.

[blackhawk]

Former Bengal: Chad Johnson punched Marvin Lewis in the eye!
Remember a couple years ago, at halftime of a Bengals vs. Steelers playoff game, rumors spread that there was a violent incident between Chad Johnson and one or two Bengals coaches at halftime?

Pro Football Talk (or, as they're known in the mainstream media, "internet reports") reported at the time that Chad Johnson took a swing at Marvin Lewis. Boomer Esiason said he heard something similar, but Johnson, Lewis, and everyone else involved denied it.

And now, Shaun Smith, currently a defensive tackle with the Browns, and former occupant of the same position with the Bengals, says that the punch did happen.

PFT had a YouTube video of the interview that's since been taken down. Fortunately, they did jot down some quotes before it magically disappeared. Here's what Smith said of Johnson:


“He swung on Marvin. . . . [Johnson] shattered the training room glass. . . . He swung on Marvin [and] hit Marvin in the eye. . . . Then he tried to swing on wide receivers coach Hue Jackson, who’s now in Baltimore.”
My goodness.

I don't know what reason Shaun Smith would have to lie, but I suppose it is possible. Let's pretend it's true, though.

Now, it is possible for a man to punch another man, and in time (perhaps even a short period of time), for those two men to go on with their relationship as if the punch never happened. Men are meatheads and often consider a punch to the face to honestly be the best way to problem-solve.

But here's what I don't think is possible: I don't think it's possible for you to be a head coach, have a player punch you at halftime, let that player suffer absolutely zero consequences, and continue to have the respect of your team.

Now I can't think of Marvin Lewis without picturing him walking around Bengals offices like a battered wife. "No, Chad didn't hit me. Chad loves me. I ... I walked into a door. I fell down some steps. Okay, fine, yes, he did hit me, but I deserved it! I provoked him! We still love each other!"

You could understand why neither man would want this to get out. It makes Marvin Lewis look like someone who can't control his team (something I had a hunch was true anyway), and it makes Chad Johnson look like ... well, a guy who would punch his head coach. Say what you want about Terrell Owens, Randy Moss, or any other high-maintenance receiver, but they've never ventured into coach-punching territory..
lmfao!

[blackhawk]

herm i want to see you office!

[bowener]

Originally Posted by blackhawk

Former Bengal: Chad Johnson punched Marvin Lewis in the eye!
Remember a couple years ago, at halftime of a Bengals vs. Steelers playoff game, rumors spread that there was a violent incident between Chad Johnson and one or two Bengals coaches at halftime?

Pro Football Talk (or, as they're known in the mainstream media, "internet reports") reported at the time that Chad Johnson took a swing at Marvin Lewis. Boomer Esiason said he heard something similar, but Johnson, Lewis, and everyone else involved denied it.

And now, Shaun Smith, currently a defensive tackle with the Browns, and former occupant of the same position with the Bengals, says that the punch did happen.

PFT had a YouTube video of the interview that's since been taken down. Fortunately, they did jot down some quotes before it magically disappeared. Here's what Smith said of Johnson:


“He swung on Marvin. . . . [Johnson] shattered the training room glass. . . . He swung on Marvin [and] hit Marvin in the eye. . . . Then he tried to swing on wide receivers coach Hue Jackson, who’s now in Baltimore.”
My goodness.

I don't know what reason Shaun Smith would have to lie, but I suppose it is possible. Let's pretend it's true, though.

Now, it is possible for a man to punch another man, and in time (perhaps even a short period of time), for those two men to go on with their relationship as if the punch never happened. Men are meatheads and often consider a punch to the face to honestly be the best way to problem-solve.

But here's what I don't think is possible: I don't think it's possible for you to be a head coach, have a player punch you at halftime, let that player suffer absolutely zero consequences, and continue to have the respect of your team.

Now I can't think of Marvin Lewis without picturing him walking around Bengals offices like a battered wife. "No, Chad didn't hit me. Chad loves me. I ... I walked into a door. I fell down some steps. Okay, fine, yes, he did hit me, but I deserved it! I provoked him! We still love each other!"

You could understand why neither man would want this to get out. It makes Marvin Lewis look like someone who can't control his team (something I had a hunch was true anyway), and it makes Chad Johnson look like ... well, a guy who would punch his head coach. Say what you want about Terrell Owens, Randy Moss, or any other high-maintenance receiver, but they've never ventured into coach-punching territory..
lmfao!

Cool? But did he ever punch a female attorney in a strip club?

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

I don't care if he's a murder, animal abuser, drug pusher, rapist. He's a playmaker and better than anything we got. sign him!!!!!!

What plays?? name One??

Bitchslapping ho's dont count either.

[Deberg_1990]

Does this sound like a guy who has changed?? What a loser this guy is..


Quote of the Week

Pacman Jones (left) raised some eyebrows with his comments on Michael Irvin's radio show last week in Dallas.



"You never say never.''

--Suspended Tennessee cornerback Pacman Jones, asked on Michael Irvin's radio show in Dallas why he wouldn't commit to never going into a strip club again.

Now there's a guy who's really turning over a new leaf

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200.../owners/2.html

[Rain Man]

Did anyone see Pacman's actual response? I saw it, and picked up on something that I don't think the media ever discussed.

Basically, they asked the question, and Pacman's response was long and rambling, and went something like this:


Blah blah blah, and I need to keep my nose clean for the next four years or so and blah blah blah, and I know that for the next three or four years I'm going to have to stay out of those places and blah blah blah and I think I'll be okay if I can avoid them for the next two or three years and blah blah blah so I really think I'm done with strip clubs for the next two years or so and blah blah blah I'll be fine if I stay out of them for the next couple of years, but I'll never say never.

It was hilarious. He started out pledging four years of staying out of strip clubs and in every sentence the four years got a little shorter and a little shorter. It couldn't have been scripted any better.

[Micjones]

Why should Pacman vow to never again patronize a strip club?

[Adept Havelock]

Originally Posted by Micjones

Why should Pacman vow to never again patronize a strip club?

Might as well ask "Why is it a bad idea for Jared Allen to own a bar"?

[Micjones]

Originally Posted by Adept Havelock

Might as well ask "Why is it a bad idea for Jared Allen to own a bar"?

That's quite a bit different.
Allen currently has his own establishment.

Why should Jones deny himself an opportunity to patronize a strip club 7 years down the line?

[Mile High Mania]

Pacman will have 3 "run ins" with the law before week 1 2008.