• The Dallas Cowboys released Adam “Pacman” Jones following allegations that Jones set-up a shooting
The Dallas Cowboys have parted ways with trouble-magnet Adam “Pacman” Jones after an ESPN report on Jones’ involvement in an Atlanta shooting. The allegations stem from a shooting outside of a strip club in 2007, and police say the case remains open even though they’re not investigating the incident anymore.
Jones spoke to the Dallas News’ Cowboys blog about being cut, and the chance of him filing a lawsuit against ESPN.
First Pacman reacted to being released:
Are you surprised?: “Surprised. Yeah, I was surprised. All I can do is keep working hard, keep my nose clean and hope for the best.”
Who told you?: “I got a phone call, just like you. I’m alright, I’m still here in Dallas. I will workout with Prime [Deion Sanders] and go from there.”
Did the fight you got into that caused you to get suspended for six games have anything to do with this?: “I don’t know. I got suspended for a couple of weeks, but I don’t want to talk about it.”
You sound like you’re taking this pretty good?: “If I beat myself up, who will take care of me. Football means a lot to me, but it’s not everything. It’s not like I’m taking it pretty good, I love me some me. I love Dallas. I want to stay here in Dallas.”
Did the fight mess you up?: Did you feel like you let people down? “Nothing to say about all of that. I will keep my head up. I love Dallas and still here in my house [in Prosper, Texas].”
Do you think you will get another shot with another team?: “We’ll see.”
After getting over the surprise of being dropped by the ‘Boys Pacman went into legal mode.
“It will be a lawsuit in a week against ESPN,” Jones said. “That’s stupid. It’s so stupid I have no more comments.”
I don’t know if the story is true or not. The dudes that got shot at in Atlanta might be trying to build on Pacman’s rep for talking to gunmen before shootings, or maybe they caught something through the grapevine. Either way, Pacman Jones has put in his last quarters for the NFL.
