Last week, after Pacman Jones opted not to appeal his one-year suspension -- ostensibly in the hopes that with good behavior, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell might reinstate him after just 10 weeks -- I wrote: "If he can somehow manage to cobble his off-field life together, quit "making it rain", and focus on the only job on the planet that will pay him millions of dollars to run around in a funny outfit and hit people, then all the better. Still, the rest of the summer and 10 weeks into the regular season is a long time. I'll believe he's changed when I see it." Well, Michael David Smith, sitting in the captain's chair over at ProFootballTalk.com, points us to the latest news: Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones may be involved in a shooting early Monday at a DeKalb County strip club, according to media reports.
Good gravy. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Dekalb police said two groups of men got into an argument around 2:30 a.m. at Club Blaze, a Moreland Avenue strip club, WSB said.Who the hell knows Pacman's involvement in the shooting, but one thing is undeniable: the dude loves him some strip clubs. I mean loves. I have an idea that might keep him out of trouble and possibly help him make it back to the NFL this season: Pacman, put a stripper pole in your basement and have them come to you. If nothing else, it should reduce the likelihood of a drive-by. In theory, anyway.
Three men say they left the club in an SUV and were approached by Jones and his entourage in another SUV. When Jones' vehicle pulled alongside the other vehicle near I-285, someone opened fire. No one was hit by bullets, but one person was scratched by flying plastic, WSB reported.
Investigators want to question Jones, a College Park native, about the incident. No charges have been filed.
UPDATE: From the AP:
"Jones, his entourage and three other people got into a fight, apparently over a woman, at a club in DeKalb County around 4 a.m., Officer Ariel Toledo said."So there you have it: Po-po isn't interested in charging Pacman with anything, they just want to question him about a posse member. Jones' slim chance of resuming his NFL career is still alive. For now, anyway.
Toledo said Jones was not present when the shots were fired. "We believe he knows some of his entourage who were involved in the shooting," Toledo said. "On himself, we do not have any charges on him. He wasn't there when the shooting occurred."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-18-2007 @ 9:25AM
SportSnipe.com said...
Pacman Jones at a Strip club and involved in a possible shooting?? Nooo, that would never happen. He has got to be one of the biggest dumb asses in the NFL. Bringing the strip club to his house is a good idea, but I'm pretty sure he'd still find a way to surround himself with trouble.
http://www.sportsnipe.com
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6-18-2007 @ 9:38AM
Sandy said...
If you look at all the PacMan blogs on fanhouse, you will probably find me there defending him or asking people to give him a chance.
Right now, I'm disgusted. If I am over him and his antics, the poor kid probably has nobody left in his corner.
I hope that one day, I'll be hardened to his BS so I can be cynical like smartsnipe.
I just hate that I got emotionally invested in this kid.
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6-18-2007 @ 10:51AM
Derrick said...
Wow....Your report is sorta different from the one on yahoo sports. I think the one on yahoo said Pacman wasn't involved, but they wanted to ask him about the whereabouts of some people..Yep, that sounds about right
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6-18-2007 @ 11:07AM
Bob said...
Derrick--Remember that we're not talking about a responsible journalist here, we're talking about Ryan Wilson, a blogger who has no professional ethics.
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6-18-2007 @ 11:13AM
cawjr350z said...
I HEARD A REPORT OF THIS ON THE RADIO ON MY WAY HOME THIS MORNING, AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!!! I HAD TO GET HOME AND CHECK THE NET TO READ THE STORY FOR MYSELF. TO MAKE IT SIMPLE, IF THIS IS TRUE OR EVEN CLOSE TO BEING TRUE, I THINK HE DESERVES WHATEVER HAPPENS TO HIM.I WORK HARD FOR EVERY PENNY I EARN AND MAKE A GOOD SALARY, BUT THIS YOUNG MAN IS PLAYING A CHILD'S GAME AND IS EARNING IN ONE YEAR WHAT MOST PEOPLE MAKE IN A LIFETIME.IF HE WANTS TO BE A "THUG" THEN LET HIM PAY THE PRICE,NO MERCY BECAUSE HE HAS AHD CHANCES TO REDEEM HIMSELF.
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6-18-2007 @ 11:24AM
robert said...
Hey cawjr,
If you click on the link, you'll notice from the headline that this story is a LIE. This A.H. named Ryan Wilson is just a manipulative idiot. IGNORE HIM.
POSTED 11:10 a.m. EDT, June 18, 2007
POLICE: PACMAN WASN'T THERE WHEN SHOOTING OCCURRED by Michael David Smith
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6-18-2007 @ 11:37AM
ryan said...
Derrick: I just updated the post to reflect the latest.
Bob: Great point. I have no professional ethics because I linked to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story and wrote that "Pacman may have been involved in a shooting." Yep, very irresponsible on my part. I will now give myself 30 lashes on the stripper's pole.
UM: Check's in the mail.
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6-18-2007 @ 11:46AM
Unsilent Majority said...
robert- How can a question be a lie? MDS's post at 11:10 was an update to the original story (scroll down). As you can see Ryan Wilson added the update to his story as well.
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6-18-2007 @ 12:03PM
Belle said...
Whatever. He is an embarrassment to Tennessee. We're sick of his BS and drama that follow him around. He's got to GO.
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6-18-2007 @ 12:27PM
srwayne said...
Pacman might be a great footbaal player, but he has the mental of a thug. What the nfl commishner should do is let this thug be a thug, bar him from ever playing in the nfl. Lets see how much this nut can afford to this kind of crap without his big salary
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6-18-2007 @ 1:11PM
Jay said...
not there, not guilty sorry, you just got OJ'ed.
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6-18-2007 @ 1:24PM
Jay said...
This is a filthy trick by the bigoted media, tying Jones name to another shooting for which he is not involved. A nice trick by the white bigots in the media, mention a black guys name tie it to a crime, whether he is involved or not.
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6-18-2007 @ 2:13PM
Sandy said...
Oh my goodness! The sensationalist media strikes again.
I take back what I said in post #2
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6-18-2007 @ 3:13PM
angel said...
what was he thinking. was he drunk . did he do it or not well he need to keep his eye on the ball not on the gun
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6-18-2007 @ 3:17PM
TRUDY said...
THE ONLY ONE PERSON THAT CAN HELP PAC AND MANY OTHER PLAYERS IN THE SPORTS WORLD IS NONE OTHER THAN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. HE HAS TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST AND SURRENDER HIS LIFE TO HIM AND HIM ALONE CAUSE THERE'S NO WAY HE CAN HANDLE IT BY HIMSELF. (JAMES 4:7)
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6-18-2007 @ 11:36PM
CHICO said...
Y do yall even care.Half of the ppl on this blog are white.Yall dont kno whut this dude has been through.The only way you will kno is if you spend a year in the Trap....i mean projects.Which half of yall wouldn't make it.It seems lyk yall want 2 take the hood out of pacman.But,you cant.You can take him out the hood,but you cant take the hood out of him.Also i dont care what he does off the feild.As long as he is helping the titans win games,they should be HAPPY.
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6-19-2007 @ 12:50AM
Michael Hilll said...
I just read an article by Brian C. Browley, a black author, who states Mr. Jones should re-evaluate who he hangs around with, however, he is an adult and shouldn't have anyone dictating who he hangs around with. I agree. Mr. Jones is an adult and should only be held accountable for what the law allows.
I think the law says if you are with someone who commits a murder, you are held equally accountable. Mr. Jones: It is only a matter of time before your loving, well meaning, caring friends end your freedom. I agree with Mr. Browley. Let Pacman hang himself. Too bad someone has to die, wouldn't you agree Mr. Browley?
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