(MOMMM! We found him!) Calvin Watkins of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS reports this morning that, “Suspended Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones will begin alcohol treatment today at an undisclosed location in the Dallas area, according to a source.“
Lest you think though that Jones actually has an alcohol problem. Or that he’s doing this on his own.
Watkins reports that “the league has required Jones to go into treatment following his fight last week with his bodyguard in a hotel bathroom. Dallas police were called to the scene and determined Jones was drinking.”
Jones, who was out of sight for most of this week, has people like Deion Sanders trying to help him make an appeal to the NFL for reinstatement after his four-game suspension is up in a month.
This is the apparently one of the first steps in showing Roger Goodell that Jones’ deserves *another* chance. Of course, the league is requiring the move, so it isn’t exactly a forthright move of the troubled DB’s part.
So just so I’m straight on this. The NFL has finally figured out what’s been wrong with Pacman Jones all these years: The finely-tuned, world-class athlete who plays the most physically taxing sport on earth for a living is … an alcoholic?
11:21 am on October 16th, 2008
I'll drink to that!
11:22 am on October 16th, 2008
Free game!
11:31 am on October 16th, 2008
he joined a drinking program to learn how to drink more.
11:32 am on October 16th, 2008
Pacman doesn't have a drinking problem. He seems to be doing it quite well.
11:46 am on October 16th, 2008
Must have been all those yellow pellets he's eaten over the years.
11:49 am on October 16th, 2008
This guy has a serious problem. He needs all the off-field help he can get.
11:52 am on October 16th, 2008
If this whole ordeal was happening to a team other than the Cowboys, I'd be surprised.
12:03 pm on October 16th, 2008
What exactly was he drinking? I smell a beverage endorsement deal!
12:22 pm on October 16th, 2008
If it happened to any other team you'd be surprised?
How about the Vikings or the Bengals?
Would they surprise you?
12:54 pm on October 16th, 2008
Ironically, the the names of the bodyguards assigned to Pacman were Jack Daniels, Jim Beam and Johnnie Walker.
1:24 pm on October 16th, 2008
How about them Vikings!
1:37 pm on October 16th, 2008
Good riddance! We shouldn't have ever picked him up in the first place.
10:07 pm on October 16th, 2008
Not to be a downer or anything, but alcoholism is a serious disease. My brother had a terrible time suffering through it. But through love, support and proper treatment, he's been completely dry & sober for over two years now.
If alcohol is indeed the cause of Pacman's perverse behavior, then good luck to him getting through this.
If not, then throw the bum out. Good luck in the Arena League!
10:12 pm on October 16th, 2008
Pacman can always try a comeback in the CFL. Look what we did for Ricky Williams!
10:42 pm on October 17th, 2008
He has more than a drinking problem! Lets see: Anger, abuse, strippers, rages, drinking, drugs, spitting, and these are only the ones we know about! He doesn't deserve another shot in the NFL but he does deserve another shot at life!