Pacman Jones suspended 1 Yr by NFL

[teazeman]

WestCoast:

you are correct in this yet i've not seen an apology from pac-man or any of his people, fcuking guy goes to work trying to make a living to support his family and seems noone gives a shit that his life and his ability to make a living are now greatly impacted by the decisions of a couple of dumbasses. i'll bet he'd trade a years worth of work for the ability to walk again.......

 

[WCBias]

WestCoast:

you are correct in this yet i've not seen an apology from pac-man or any of his people, fcuking guy goes to work trying to make a living to support his family and seems noone gives a shit that his life and his ability to make a living are now greatly impacted by the decisions of a couple of dumbasses. i'll bet he'd trade a years worth of work for the ability to walk again.......

No apology or word from the NFL either...it's a fucking joke...the guy is in a wheelchair!. They did just had a big benefit fundraiser in town for him last week and Kyle Turley participated. I'm sure the victim would give up a lot more than a few years work to be able to walk again.

 

[Seymour]

I would say with mathematical certainty that Jones will never play again in the NFL - the dude is most likely dirt broke - he be arrested within six months for some crime and never be heard from again.

 

[Seymour]

You have to understand this guy - he makes 1.3 mil a year (not including signing bonus) - after taxes gets about $800k - and he goes to a strip club with 80k - I would bet his house is already in foreclosure and the repo man is hooking up his sled.

 

[Journeyman]

You have to understand this guy - he makes 1.3 mil a year (not including signing bonus) - after taxes gets about $800k - and he goes to a strip club with 80k - I would bet his house is already in foreclosure and the repo man is hooking up his sled.

Exactly...if he's not broke yet he will be....he will go from millionaire to drug dealer ,in jail, broke and homeless or dead.

 

[TonyMar]

Exactly...if he's not broke yet he will be....he will go from millionaire to drug dealer ,in jail, broke and homeless or dead.

I agree 100%...

And instead of him trying to sue the NFL...he should look in the mirror...

This guy has no one to blame but himself...but I do not believe that this punishment will make Jones realize that he needs to be accountable for his actions...

Thus ending up as you described.

Sad and pathetic.

 

[tkim11]

You have to understand this guy - he makes 1.3 mil a year (not including signing bonus) - after taxes gets about $800k - and he goes to a strip club with 80k - I would bet his house is already in foreclosure and the repo man is hooking up his sled.

Half these players dont know how to manage their money. Even if this ****** makes 1 million after taxes, he'll find a way to piss it all away. I'm glad the commish suspended his ass, hope he suspeneds more. Fucken retards. Makes millions, living the life of rich and fame and you piss it away? You grow up in a house filled with 5-6 brothers, mom working 3 jobs, dad ran away, and you reward her with possible jail time? Fucken retard...

 

[oldirtyku]

Getting arrested and being convicted of a crime are very different...

NFL should at least wait until he is convicted of a crime before suspending him...

 

[Ironman_8]

Getting arrested and being convicted of a crime are very different...

NFL should at least wait until he is convicted of a crime before suspending him...

Come on dog. You mean to tell me you do that foolishness off the field that Jones and Henry did and you expect to walk back into your job the next day??

Pshhh!!

 

[fhmesq44]

I don't understand this either, hes never even been arrested? WTF?

this whole thing has been blown up by the media IMO, what happened to innocent until proven guilty? Just because he hangs out with the wrong people he gets a one year suspension?

and seriously, the NFL lets all the drug abusers slide and then slam this guy for....nothing?

Legal troubles

As of March 2007, Jones has been arrested ten times since he was drafted by the Titans in 2005. Many NFL commentators are quick to point out that Jones has more arrests than interceptions since being in the NFL.[2]

[edit] 2005

On July 13, 2005 Jones was arrested on charges of assault and felony vandalism stemming from a nightclub altercation.

On September 5, 2005 Jones was a guest at the annual Nashville Sports Council Kickoff Luncheon. After a loud verbal tantrum when he was told to wait in line for his vehicle later that evening, Jones was counseled by the police. He also refused to pay for any valet services used that evening.

In October 2005, in a petition filed by the State of West Virginia, it was alleged that Jones had not made regular and sufficient contact with his probation officer and that he did not report his July arrest in Nashville in a timely fashion. The court ordered the probation extended for a period of 90 days, although the state requested it to be extended one year.

[edit] 2006

On August 25, 2006, Jones was arrested in Murfreesboro, Tennessee for disorderly conduct and public intoxication after claiming that a woman stole his wallet. She claimed that she did not steal anything and Jones spat on her. Police officers said they ordered Jones to leave several times, but he refused, continuing to shout profanities at the woman. A judge granted him six months probation on the conditions that he stays out of further trouble and away from the nightclub.[3]

On October 26, 2006. Jones was cited for misdemeanor assault for allegedly spitting in the face of a female student from Tennessee State University during a private party at Club Mystic, a Nashville nightclub. He was suspended by the Titans for one game and was scheduled to be booked on the charge on November 17, 2006.

[edit] 2007

During the 2007 NBA All-Star Game weekend in Las Vegas (Feb. 16-18, 2007), Jones is alleged to have been involved in an altercation with an exotic dancer at a local strip club. According to the club's co-owner, Jones approached the stage with a garbage bag filled with approximately $81,000[4] in one-dollar bills. Jones proceeded to throw the money into the air over the exotic dancers for a dramatic effect, an act known as "making it rain" or performing a "rain dance". Becoming enraged when one of the dancers began taking the money without his permission, Jones grabbed her by her hair and slammed her head on the stage. A security guard intervened and scuffled with members of Jones' entourage of half a dozen people, during which time Jones allegedly bit the guard on the lower leg. Jones then allegedly threatened the guard's life.[5] After the patrons of the club exited, the club owner says a person in Jones' entourage returned with a gun and fired into a crowd, hitting three people, including the security guard involved in the earlier skirmish. Although the guard was shot twice, one of the people hit, former professional wrestler Tommy Urbanski, was paralyzed from the waist down.[6] Jones maintains that he did not know the shooter, although the club's owner insists that Jones did.[7] On March 26, 2007 the Las Vegas Police recommended to the city's district attorney that Jones be charged with one count of felony coercion and also a misdemeanor count of battery and a misdemeanor count of threat to life. [8].

More trouble followed Jones after the altercation, when drug dealer Darryl Moore reported to the police after being busted during a deal about his phone conversations with Jones. "We gotta slow down, man. We gotta get him focused on football, man. He's focused on too much other shit," Moore is alleged to have said. Wiretapped phone conversations between Moore and his friends revealed Moore talking about how Jones bet on college games to earn quick money. "You know, I was talkin' to him the other day about smokin', and he was like 'man, if I didn't smoke I couldn't take all the stress that I'm dealing with right now,'" Moore said.[9]

Jones also is set to appear in a Fayetteville, Georgia court in 2007 for his February 2006 incident on subpoenas for felony and misdemeanor obstruction of justice charges for an incident outside a home. The charges of marijuana in the same state were dismissed.[10] Jones has not been connected to the Moore drug arrests or convicted for the Vegas stripper incident. But Titans management have said they will talk to Jones about his future with the Titans, and that there is always a possibility of letting him go. The NFL has issued an investigation into the situation, which is looking into setting up stricter penalties for off-field conduct.[11]

Jones met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on April 3rd to discuss his future and the future of fellow-former West Virginia Mountaineer and Cincinnati Bengals' receiver Chris Henry. On April 10, 2007 they announced that Jones would be suspended for the entire 2007 season, a ruling that is expected to be appealed and heard before an independent arbitrator.

 

[bigtendominator]

I am glad he was suspened. However, I am not sure how legally this will stand up if he decides to persue it in court. As previously stated he has not been convicted of anything. For his sake he should not challenge it. The NFL did him a favor, hopefully he can get his head on straight and may have saved him from eventual jail or even worse. Next time someone would have shot him.

As for why no apology, that means a lawsuit if you apologize. Nobody ever would say they are sorry in that position. That means he admits it and is charged and found guilty and not to mention a civil suit, which will still take place.

This is really got help Rich Rodriguez in recruiting.
"say your son gets in trouble we have at least half a dozen lawyers on retainer in 5 states. As long he doesn't kill anybody, we have a tremendous precendent and know he should only get some sort of community service as his penalty, should he be convicted. So you still want to come to WVU?"

 

[fhmesq44]

I am glad he was suspened. However, I am not sure how legally this will stand up if he decides to persue it in court. As previously stated he has not been convicted of anything. For his sake he should not challenge it. The NFL did him a favor, hopefully he can get his head on straight and may have saved him from eventual jail or even worse. Next time someone would have shot him.

As for why no apology, that means a lawsuit if you apologize. Nobody ever would say they are sorry in that position. That means he admits it and is charged and found guilty and not to mention a civil suit, which will still take place.

This is really got help Rich Rodriguez in recruiting.
"say your son gets in trouble we have at least half a dozen lawyers on retainer in 5 states. As long he doesn't kill anybody, we have a tremendous precendent and know he should only get some sort of community service as his penalty, should he be convicted. So you still want to come to WVU?"

It was collectively bargained and presumably doesn't require conviction to be suspended. If that is the case, it would stand up. The union may challenge it on his behalf through their appeal channels (much like Artest, O'Neal and Jackson suspensions were challenged and some reduced), but it is unlikely it would go to court. The CBA has appeal avenues and more than likely would go to binding arbitration.

 

[Wynn]

WVU Plea-bargain-eers!

:fballch3: :uzi:

 

[kimchee7270]

these guys would all bein jail !

once again.god bless the nfl.....80% of THESE guys Would Be Murderers or end up in jail ! Like Zach Johnson."thank GOD" for The NFL keepin these thugs from raping our woman !

 

[aceduecetrey]

Is the Players Association gonna let this fly? No way some bullshit like this could happen in MLB.

 

[oldirtyku]

Come on dog. You mean to tell me you do that foolishness off the field that Jones and Henry did and you expect to walk back into your job the next day??

Pshhh!!

Yea man... I do. I love <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1lace> and the philosophy that he is innocent until proven guilty...

 

[FairWarning]

Many higher profile jobs have Code of Conduct clauses.

 

[FairWarning]

Is the Players Association gonna let this fly? No way some bullshit like this could happen in MLB.

They signed off on the deal. It makes the rank and file look bad when they back bad apples like Jones and Henry. Also hurts endorsement deals too.

 

[jeckll]

Is the Players Association gonna let this fly? No way some bullshit like this could happen in MLB.

Uhh try again..."conduct detrimental to the spirit of the game"

 

[assassin]

When the hell did we start living in communist Russia or Iran? DId I oversleep.
He is a screw-up, no doubt. But you oshould have to be CONVICTED before they suspend him. The Titans are free to cut him any time they want, this is total bullshit.

If they really follow though with this, I think the NFL should also:
* Suspend any coach caught using the F-word on TV. The NFL is family entertainment, with a audience of young children and women (as well as drunk guys). It is an embarrassment to use that kind of language in public. 1 game for 1st offense, then increasing by 1 additional for each subsequent.
* Suspend any coach who leave the coaching box for 1 game. Any coach who steps on the field during the game is suspended for 8 games since it questions the authority and safety of the officials.
* Any coach or NFL team employee arrested for DUI is suspended for 1 year.
* Andy Reid should be suspended for the following: Unregistered gun found in a vehicle licensed to him; drug paraphenalia found in a car licensed to him; drug distribution equiptment (scales) found in his residence; oops, 3 strikes and you are out Andy: Lifetime ban.

Total bullcrap.