NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is reviewing the players' union appeal of his decision not to reduce Pacman Jones' suspension.
It seems unlikely that Goodell would reduce Pacman's suspension based on the appeal. If Jones remains suspended for the rest of the season, the Titans will have him under contract through 2010 instead of 2009. It's unclear what his future with the franchise would be.
Source: ESPN.com
When will we stop hearing about Pacman's off-field incidents
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Pacman Jones reportedly punched a female lawyer at the Body Tap strip club in North Atlanta on January 3rd.
Jones apparently entered the manager's office, accusing the club of stealing money from him and falsely accusing his entourage of owing a tab. Jones reportedly lunged at the woman multiple times during the meeting, in what the lawyer said was an attempt at grave bodily harm. Jones didn't connect until afterwards in the hallway, when he reached around a security guard to "sucker punch" the woman. Not only could this be a violation of Jones' parole, it could result in the league delaying his March return to football activities, and certainly make the Titans less willing to welcome him back.
Jones apparently entered the manager's office, accusing the club of stealing money from him and falsely accusing his entourage of owing a tab. Jones reportedly lunged at the woman multiple times during the meeting, in what the lawyer said was an attempt at grave bodily harm. Jones didn't connect until afterwards in the hallway, when he reached around a security guard to "sucker punch" the woman. Not only could this be a violation of Jones' parole, it could result in the league delaying his March return to football activities, and certainly make the Titans less willing to welcome him back.
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New incident:
"Woman accuses Pacman of punching woman in club"
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3197653
I don't have any new thoughts or feeling about this subject. I'm so tired of hearing about him.
"Woman accuses Pacman of punching woman in club"
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3197653
I don't have any new thoughts or feeling about this subject. I'm so tired of hearing about him.
The rules are fair. The regulations are fair.
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That women has withdrawn her petition for Jones' arrest. I apologize for my presumptuous thoughts.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3199910
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3199910
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In an interview with RollingOut.com, suspended cornerback Pacman Jones says he wants out of Tennessee and would like to play for the Cowboys.
"Hopefully I can get out of Tennessee. I want to go up to Dallas," Jones said. "So we’ll see how it goes and I am just going to keep my head up." The interview isn't dated. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to review Jones' application for reinstatement in late February.
Source: RollingOut.com
"Hopefully I can get out of Tennessee. I want to go up to Dallas," Jones said. "So we’ll see how it goes and I am just going to keep my head up." The interview isn't dated. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to review Jones' application for reinstatement in late February.
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Suspended CB Pacman Jones had more misdemeanor charges against him dropped early Thursday.
Jones was charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication. A judge and prosecutor agreed that he's been "punished enough" over the past year. Pacman's bid for reinstatement is expected to be addressed late next month.
Jones was charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication. A judge and prosecutor agreed that he's been "punished enough" over the past year. Pacman's bid for reinstatement is expected to be addressed late next month.
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- A Tennessee judge dismissed misdemeanor charges against suspended NFL player Pacman Jones on Thursday, agreeing with a prosecutor that the Titans cornerback has been punished enough with his legal trouble over the past year.
Pacman Jones was spared charges in Tennessee when a district attorney and judge decided he has been punished enough.
Jones knows his behavior outside a Murfreesboro nightclub on the night of his August 2006 arrest was inappropriate, District Attorney General William Whitesell said at a hearing to reconsider a previous plea deal on the charges.
The cornerback was charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct after police said he got into an argument with a woman, refused to leave the suburban Nashville club and shouted profanities at officers. He could have faced a $100 fine for both charges.
"It's cost him a lot more money than what the court would fine him," Whitesell said of Jones' yearlong suspension from the NFL, following a series of arrests. "Mr. Jones hopefully has learned something and been punished enough."
General Sessions Judge David Loughry ordered Jones on Thursday to apologize to the court. He has already written a letter of apology to the arresting officer.
Jones said he has learned a lot about how to deal with other people and how to conduct himself since the arrest. "It won't happen again," he said.
The judge approved a deal in January 2007 that would have dismissed the charges if Jones stayed out of trouble for six months. But Las Vegas police named Jones as the person who incited a fight inside a strip club on Feb. 19, 2007, that led to a triple shooting that left one man paralyzed.
Tennessee prosecutors argued in July that Jones being charged in Nevada was enough to show that the cornerback did not follow his plea agreement here for "good and lawful" behavior.
Jones pleaded no contest Dec. 6 in Las Vegas to conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct in a plea deal reducing two felony charges.
The Las Vegas case resulted in the sixth arrest for Jones since the Titans drafted him with the sixth pick overall in 2005. The NFL suspended Jones last April because of his off-field conduct and will review his status after the Pro Bowl.
Jones still has a felony charge of obstruction pending in Georgia from a February 2006 encounter with a police officer.
Attorney Worrick Robinson said Jones is working through the legal troubles that led to his suspension with hopes of returning to the NFL.
"That's been our goal since back in the summer," Robinson said. "We knew there were several hoops that we had to jump through -- large hoops. All we could do was handle one matter at a time."
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
Pacman Jones was spared charges in Tennessee when a district attorney and judge decided he has been punished enough.
Jones knows his behavior outside a Murfreesboro nightclub on the night of his August 2006 arrest was inappropriate, District Attorney General William Whitesell said at a hearing to reconsider a previous plea deal on the charges.
The cornerback was charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct after police said he got into an argument with a woman, refused to leave the suburban Nashville club and shouted profanities at officers. He could have faced a $100 fine for both charges.
"It's cost him a lot more money than what the court would fine him," Whitesell said of Jones' yearlong suspension from the NFL, following a series of arrests. "Mr. Jones hopefully has learned something and been punished enough."
General Sessions Judge David Loughry ordered Jones on Thursday to apologize to the court. He has already written a letter of apology to the arresting officer.
Jones said he has learned a lot about how to deal with other people and how to conduct himself since the arrest. "It won't happen again," he said.
The judge approved a deal in January 2007 that would have dismissed the charges if Jones stayed out of trouble for six months. But Las Vegas police named Jones as the person who incited a fight inside a strip club on Feb. 19, 2007, that led to a triple shooting that left one man paralyzed.
Tennessee prosecutors argued in July that Jones being charged in Nevada was enough to show that the cornerback did not follow his plea agreement here for "good and lawful" behavior.
Jones pleaded no contest Dec. 6 in Las Vegas to conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct in a plea deal reducing two felony charges.
The Las Vegas case resulted in the sixth arrest for Jones since the Titans drafted him with the sixth pick overall in 2005. The NFL suspended Jones last April because of his off-field conduct and will review his status after the Pro Bowl.
Jones still has a felony charge of obstruction pending in Georgia from a February 2006 encounter with a police officer.
Attorney Worrick Robinson said Jones is working through the legal troubles that led to his suspension with hopes of returning to the NFL.
"That's been our goal since back in the summer," Robinson said. "We knew there were several hoops that we had to jump through -- large hoops. All we could do was handle one matter at a time."
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press