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Posted on Sat, Feb. 24, 2007
NFL NOTES
GM: Pacman might not be with Titans
From wire reports
Tennessee Titans general manager Mike Reinfeldt said there is the "potential" that Adam "Pacman" Jones, entangled in a triple shooting at a Las Vegas strip club, might not be on the team's roster next season.
The Titans have declined to comment on Monday's episode.
Jones, who is under contract through 2009, has not been charged in connection with the shootings that left one man paralyzed. But police seized more than $81,000 in bills that they say belongs to Jones and sparked the melee and the shooting.
This is the eighth time Jones has at least been interviewed by police since the Titans drafted him with the sixth pick overall in 2005.
Criminal charges have been lodged against Jones three times over nightclub altercations. Charges were dismissed in two of the cases.
Three strikes?
Gene Upshaw, executive director of the players association, indicated that he would give serious consideration to a three strikes-type program for players who repeatedly run afoul of the law.
The idea was proposed Thursday by players who met with commissioner Roger Goodell and members of the league's Conduct Advisory Committee. Upshaw said the players are "moving in the direction of... at some point you're out."
Briefly
Giants: Coach Tom Coughlin said "it hurts" that former running back Tiki Barber cited his strenuous practice regimen as one of the reasons for retiring from the NFL at the age of 31. Coughlin, 59, said he didn't know why the franchise's all-time leading rusher said at a news conference this month that the grind of Giants' practices wore him down so much that he had to quit.
Patriots: The agent for Corey Dillon, 14th on the NFL's career rushing list, told The Associated Press that his client will ask the Patriots for his release and that the team is likely to grant it by March 2, the start of free agency. Dillon told The Boston Globe that he would probably retire, but Feldman said that is unlikely.
Ravens: Baltimore has had preliminary discussions with running back Jamal Lewis this week about reworking his contract before March 3, when he would be due a $5 million roster bonus. Lewis is open to restructuring his contract and remaining with the Ravens for the 2007 season, his agent said.
Raiders: Oakland signed two of its potential unrestricted free agents -- defensive tackle Terdell Sands and linebacker Robert Thomas, both key reserves -- before free agency begins March 2.
Bears: In Lovie Smith's first public comments since his agent said he and the team were at a stalemate in contract negotiations, the coach said he expected to get a more-lucrative deal after his contract runs out next season. Smith, the lowest-paid head coach in the NFL, made $1.35 million in 2006 and will make $1.45 million in 2007.
Rams: Backup tight end Dominique Byrd, 23, will go to trial July 9 after pleading not guilty to charges that he assaulted a man at a St. Louis nightclub.
NFL NOTES
GM: Pacman might not be with Titans
From wire reports
Tennessee Titans general manager Mike Reinfeldt said there is the "potential" that Adam "Pacman" Jones, entangled in a triple shooting at a Las Vegas strip club, might not be on the team's roster next season.
The Titans have declined to comment on Monday's episode.
Jones, who is under contract through 2009, has not been charged in connection with the shootings that left one man paralyzed. But police seized more than $81,000 in bills that they say belongs to Jones and sparked the melee and the shooting.
This is the eighth time Jones has at least been interviewed by police since the Titans drafted him with the sixth pick overall in 2005.
Criminal charges have been lodged against Jones three times over nightclub altercations. Charges were dismissed in two of the cases.
Three strikes?
Gene Upshaw, executive director of the players association, indicated that he would give serious consideration to a three strikes-type program for players who repeatedly run afoul of the law.
The idea was proposed Thursday by players who met with commissioner Roger Goodell and members of the league's Conduct Advisory Committee. Upshaw said the players are "moving in the direction of... at some point you're out."
Briefly
Giants: Coach Tom Coughlin said "it hurts" that former running back Tiki Barber cited his strenuous practice regimen as one of the reasons for retiring from the NFL at the age of 31. Coughlin, 59, said he didn't know why the franchise's all-time leading rusher said at a news conference this month that the grind of Giants' practices wore him down so much that he had to quit.
Patriots: The agent for Corey Dillon, 14th on the NFL's career rushing list, told The Associated Press that his client will ask the Patriots for his release and that the team is likely to grant it by March 2, the start of free agency. Dillon told The Boston Globe that he would probably retire, but Feldman said that is unlikely.
Ravens: Baltimore has had preliminary discussions with running back Jamal Lewis this week about reworking his contract before March 3, when he would be due a $5 million roster bonus. Lewis is open to restructuring his contract and remaining with the Ravens for the 2007 season, his agent said.
Raiders: Oakland signed two of its potential unrestricted free agents -- defensive tackle Terdell Sands and linebacker Robert Thomas, both key reserves -- before free agency begins March 2.
Bears: In Lovie Smith's first public comments since his agent said he and the team were at a stalemate in contract negotiations, the coach said he expected to get a more-lucrative deal after his contract runs out next season. Smith, the lowest-paid head coach in the NFL, made $1.35 million in 2006 and will make $1.45 million in 2007.
Rams: Backup tight end Dominique Byrd, 23, will go to trial July 9 after pleading not guilty to charges that he assaulted a man at a St. Louis nightclub.
