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"A few weeks later, I tried to kill myself," ... "I had gone back home to my mom's house outside Knoxville (Tenn.), and the first thing I did was just go down in her basement. It had no windows, just a bathroom, a sink and a television. I stayed in the dark for days. All I did was cry. I couldn't deal with what I'd done."

"I feel sorry for them and everything, but I want to let them know I'm not the person who done this. I've been shot before. I know how it feels" ...

Edwards said Jones "paid somebody to shoot that club up. Now, if he wants to tell on somebody he needs to tell on himself and tell them what he actually done."

Edwards said Jones knows the shooter well. ... I don't have no reason to lie," he said.

In our FanHouse Mock Draft, we figured that Dallas may go after a cornerback with the pick. And that was before they dealt for Pacman Jones.

They did so by trading up and selecting South Florida's Mike Jenkins.

This is a huge need for Dallas as their secondary was very, very shaky last year. If everything stays the way they expect, they now add Pacman Jones and Jenkins into the mix in a huge upgrade.

However, the fact they dealt up and seemingly targeted Jenkins means they are at least midly concerned that Pacman won't be reinstated this year. Jenkins was deemed one of the big four corners in the draft (along with Leodis McKelvin, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Aqib Talib). The other three were gone and Dallas made a decision to move up three spots to make sure they got him.

Still, even if Pacman is reinstated, this was a big enough need that warranted making this pick. The Cowboys figure these two guys will thrive in Big D.

Previously on FanHouse:
Did a Cameraman Expose the Cowboys DB Draft Rankings?
FanHouse Mock Draft: Dallas Cowboys Select RB Felix Jones No. 22
FanHouse Mock Draft: Dallas Cowboys Select CB Aqib Talib No. 28
PacMan or No PacMan: Cowboys Draft Plans Won't Change
Cowboys Might Be Better Off Trading for a Wide Reciever Instead of Drafting One

"It probably took a lot more out of us that a lot of people let on," Pro Bowl defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch said. "We did a good job of moving on without him last season, but even this week with all the trade talks and stuff like that - it's been over a year since he's been suspended and yet he's been front-page news several times over the past few weeks. Now that he's gone, I feel like we can kind of move to a new chapter . . . It was a character thing and it seemed like he was always around the wrong people and in the wrong place at the wrong time."

The Titans have agreed to trade Jones to the Cowboys for a conditional fourth-round pick, which could go back to the Cowboys if Jones does not play this season, NFL Network's Adam Schefter is reporting.

Acquiring Johnson has been the Redskins' No. 1 offseason objective and they are prepared to guarantee him about $21 million as part of a new contract, according to league sources.

"I wouldn't give who it was, but the answer is yes. We have talked (with another team)," Jones said. "I wouldn't give you a timeframe on it either, if you're talking the last week or the last few days. But certainly since (the start of) the offseason."

Thurman and Jones were both allowed to use their respective team complexes starting in January. And the reason why Thurman has now been given a full "welcome back" is because he's kept his nose clean since then.

Pacman, meanwhile, has not. Jones had a run-in with a woman in a strip club -- charges were later dropped -- in January, two weeks after he was given the go-ahead to work out at the Titans' facility, and had that right revoked as a result.

With each pick of the FanHouse mock draft, we get into the head of an NFL general manager and let you know who he'll pick and why.

Since my original selection of James Hardy, it seems, was already taken at #19 by the Eagles, I walk back to the draft podium, wearing my pink Big Ben jersey with my tail between my legs and make an alternate pick (thanks to commenter "IU Class of '91" for discovering the mistake).

Earlier in our mock draft, the Cowboys addressed their running back situation by picking Felix Jones. Now they can focus on receivers and cornerbacks.

Obviously, I wanted to bring in Hardy as a big possession receiver to be the heir apparent to Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn. With nothing else striking me as a great value at receiver here, let me go ahead and grab the first real problem child off the list: Aqib Talib.

No one doubts Talib's ability. He's one of those coveted playmakers at the cornerback position. He's got decent size, outstanding leaping ability and can make a big play for a defense. At the same time, he can give up a big play for the offense. Still, he's one of those talents that Dallas needs ... and covets.

Talib's stock has fallen a bit because of his past marijuana use while at Kansas (he reportedly tested positive for the hippie lettuce three times). Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will take a chance on a kid with some character issues -- more on that later. This is such a need for Dallas that they may overlook some past mistakes to fill the void.

"We still have to do what we're going to do," [executive vice president] Stephen Jones said. "[Pacman Jones] is not here, anyway, right now, so that's how we're preparing."

"With Tony [Romo] as our quarterback and the team we've put together, obviously, I think we're close ... So anything we think would make us better, that would give us one more advantage there when you get late in the season and into the playoffs, we're gonna take a long, hard look at it."