NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended troubled Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones for at least 4 games on Tuesday. The move follows his alcohol-induced fight with a bodyguard on Oct. 8 in a Dallas hotel. The suspension could last longer depending on his behavior, which we’re all sure will improve this time.
(Mr. Jones doesn’t just have issues, he has a lifetime subscription)
According to ESPN.com:
The decision on whether Jones can return to play this season will be based on his strict compliance with his NFL and Cowboys treatment plans as well as on evaluations of Jones’ progress that will be provided to Goodell by clinical experts retained by the NFL.
More after the jump.
In case anyone has been living under a rock the last few years, or has been in jail but not yet shared a cell with Pacman:
Jones was suspended for the entire 2007 season for multiple violations of the league’s personal conduct policy. In reinstating Jones on Aug. 28, Goodell said that the player’s participation in the NFL depended on demonstrating that he can conduct himself in a socially responsible manner, avoiding any other conduct that brings disrespect to himself, his team, or the NFL.
Maybe this whole punishment thing just isn’t going to work for Jones. Maybe we should try a reward system, like giving him a gold star every day he doesn’t get arrested. Or a sunshine sticker with a smiley face for each evening he is able to pass without making it rain.
I wonder if Chris Henry is reading this somewhere and plotting his next idiotic stunt in this high stakes game of one-upmanship.
3:28 pm on October 14th, 2008
How many second chances is this guy going to get?
3:39 pm on October 14th, 2008
Adam might as well take back his Pacman nickname.
3:48 pm on October 14th, 2008
He wouldn't have acted this way if he was at a gentlemen's club instead of a hotel.
3:51 pm on October 14th, 2008
This sort of thing makes you wonder if the Cowboys of the '90s could've ever happened. That is, without the internet and hyper NFL coverage.
I love it!
4:00 pm on October 14th, 2008
The Cowboys of the 2000s are trying to do the '90s version proud.
4:54 pm on October 14th, 2008
Just punt Pacman out of the league already.
5:32 pm on October 14th, 2008
No, keep him in. He's an unlimited wealth of off-field entertainment.
5:49 pm on October 14th, 2008
I agree, let him remain in the NFL. And I'm sure Terrell Owens is pissed about all the front page attention Pacman is taking away from him.
1:37 am on October 15th, 2008
All black people don't look alike. This isn't a picture of PacMan Jones. It's a wrestler named Ron Killings.
8:16 am on October 15th, 2008
Yep, that's Ron Killings. Now, Pacman used to wrestle in TNA as part of a tag team with Killings, which would probably explain the confusion.