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Adam 'Pacman' Jones makes charity appearance for kids, not commissioner
2:10 PM Sun, Aug 17, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon
Adam "Pacman" Jones had some sleep in his eyes and a smile on his face at the Charity Church in Fort Worth this afternoon.
It'd have been nice to relax on the Cowboys' first full day off since training camp started, especially since the team's charter plane landed at about 4 a.m. this morning. But he made a commitment to help give away 1,500 backpacks loaded with school supplies to needy kids, who also got autographs from Deion Sanders and Pacman. So Pacman hopped in the passenger's seat of Deion's Cadillac Escalade and made the trip from Prosper to a rough Fort Worth neighborhood, hoping he could brighten some kids' lives and serve as an example of perseverance and redemption.
"Anything for the kids," Pacman said. "If it would have had something to do with some adults, I probably would have changed my mind."
OK, the skeptics are surely thinking that the charity appearance was just some late touching up on Mr. Jones' image. After all, commissioner Roger Goodell will make a decision soon about whether to fully reinstate the cornerback who was suspended last season.
"This has nothing to do with Roger Goodell or me getting reinstated or nothing like this," Pacman said. "In my past, I always gave to the community. It means a lot to me. I've been blessed a lot. Why not try to bless someone else?"
Plus, Pacman believes he's already taken the steps necessary to be cleared to play the season opener in Cleveland.
He's probably right. The partial reinstatement Goodell gave Pacman in June was pretty much a trial period. There have been zero signs of trouble (and at least three charity appearances) since then.
2:10 PM Sun, Aug 17, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon
Adam "Pacman" Jones had some sleep in his eyes and a smile on his face at the Charity Church in Fort Worth this afternoon.
It'd have been nice to relax on the Cowboys' first full day off since training camp started, especially since the team's charter plane landed at about 4 a.m. this morning. But he made a commitment to help give away 1,500 backpacks loaded with school supplies to needy kids, who also got autographs from Deion Sanders and Pacman. So Pacman hopped in the passenger's seat of Deion's Cadillac Escalade and made the trip from Prosper to a rough Fort Worth neighborhood, hoping he could brighten some kids' lives and serve as an example of perseverance and redemption.
"Anything for the kids," Pacman said. "If it would have had something to do with some adults, I probably would have changed my mind."
OK, the skeptics are surely thinking that the charity appearance was just some late touching up on Mr. Jones' image. After all, commissioner Roger Goodell will make a decision soon about whether to fully reinstate the cornerback who was suspended last season.
"This has nothing to do with Roger Goodell or me getting reinstated or nothing like this," Pacman said. "In my past, I always gave to the community. It means a lot to me. I've been blessed a lot. Why not try to bless someone else?"
Plus, Pacman believes he's already taken the steps necessary to be cleared to play the season opener in Cleveland.
He's probably right. The partial reinstatement Goodell gave Pacman in June was pretty much a trial period. There have been zero signs of trouble (and at least three charity appearances) since then.
