Pacman out as 2007 shooting surfaces
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3817195
IRVING, Texas -- Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was released Wednesday by the Dallas Cowboys following a season in which he was suspended six games for an off-field fight.
The transaction will not become official until Feb. 9, the first day NFL teams can make waiver requests.
Jones's 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 while the case remains open they are not actively investigating.
Pacman Jones released by Cowboys
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Looking for a replacement for Pacman Jones, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones immediately held open auditions.
“Tolerance and Apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.” Aristotle
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
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Is that Steve Urkel?
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Get your popcorn ready... word on the street is the most overrated receiver is next on the chopping block
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JMU DJ wrote:Get your popcorn ready... word on the street is the most overrated receiver is next on the chopping block
You mean the one that disapears in the playoffs?
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JMU DJ wrote:Get your popcorn ready... word on the street is the most overrated receiver is next on the chopping block
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Good riddance to bad rubbish....
Amen to slycat's sentiments. What I wouldn't give for a return from the immortal Danny White, both in the coach's office and behind center.
Amen to slycat's sentiments. What I wouldn't give for a return from the immortal Danny White, both in the coach's office and behind center.
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