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[SIZE=+2]Pacman's agent OKs four-year deal
[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]10:19 PM CDT on Friday, April 25, 2008
[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]By CALVIN WATKINS / The Dallas Morning News
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IRVING – The Dallas Cowboys and Manny Arora, the agent for suspended cornerback Pacman Jones, have agreed to terms on a new four-year contract, according to multiple sources.
Financial terms and language in the contract must be approved by the NFL and the Titans for Jones' trade to be completed.
The Cowboys would give up a fourth-round pick in this weekend's draft plus a sixth-rounder in 2009 if Jones doesn't have any off-the-field trouble this season.
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If Jones were not reinstated by the NFL, the Titans would have to return a fourth-round pick to the Cowboys in 2009, according to sources. Should Jones get reinstated but get suspended again, the sources said the Titans would have to give up a fifth-round pick to the Cowboys.
On Friday, Cowboys Pro Bowl cornerback Terence Newman said he doesn't know to what extent Cowboys players will welcome Jones' arrival.
"I'm sure there will be guys that will look at him and say, 'I can't believe they brought him in here. Why'd they bring him in here?' " Newman said on The Michael Irvin Show on ESPN-FM (103.3). "There will be guys who will say, 'He should be here; he deserves a chance.' It's a situation where some people will try and help him out and some people will keep their distance."
Newman said he will give Jones the benefit of the doubt and make him feel comfortable.
The new contract for Jones is expected to have similar incentives to the one defensive tackle Tank Johnson signed with the Cowboys last season.
Johnson, who was under suspension when the Cowboys signed him last fall, agreed to a two-year deal that totaled $1.1 million and could increase by as much as $950,000 if certain incentives are met.
To complete a deal with the Cowboys, Jones restructured his original Titans contract in which he earned $13.2 million over two seasons. Jones elected to forfeit $5.2 million in base salary over the next three seasons and not collect $1.5 million in incentives owed him by the Titans, the sources said.
He could have earned as much as $3.6 million in incentives from the Titans over the next three seasons.
Before Jones can play with the Cowboys, he must be reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who said he will review the cornerback's status before training camps open in July.
[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]10:19 PM CDT on Friday, April 25, 2008
[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]By CALVIN WATKINS / The Dallas Morning News
cwatkins@***BANNED-URL*** [/SIZE]
IRVING – The Dallas Cowboys and Manny Arora, the agent for suspended cornerback Pacman Jones, have agreed to terms on a new four-year contract, according to multiple sources.
Financial terms and language in the contract must be approved by the NFL and the Titans for Jones' trade to be completed.
The Cowboys would give up a fourth-round pick in this weekend's draft plus a sixth-rounder in 2009 if Jones doesn't have any off-the-field trouble this season.
http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sports/football/
If Jones were not reinstated by the NFL, the Titans would have to return a fourth-round pick to the Cowboys in 2009, according to sources. Should Jones get reinstated but get suspended again, the sources said the Titans would have to give up a fifth-round pick to the Cowboys.
On Friday, Cowboys Pro Bowl cornerback Terence Newman said he doesn't know to what extent Cowboys players will welcome Jones' arrival.
"I'm sure there will be guys that will look at him and say, 'I can't believe they brought him in here. Why'd they bring him in here?' " Newman said on The Michael Irvin Show on ESPN-FM (103.3). "There will be guys who will say, 'He should be here; he deserves a chance.' It's a situation where some people will try and help him out and some people will keep their distance."
Newman said he will give Jones the benefit of the doubt and make him feel comfortable.
The new contract for Jones is expected to have similar incentives to the one defensive tackle Tank Johnson signed with the Cowboys last season.
Johnson, who was under suspension when the Cowboys signed him last fall, agreed to a two-year deal that totaled $1.1 million and could increase by as much as $950,000 if certain incentives are met.
To complete a deal with the Cowboys, Jones restructured his original Titans contract in which he earned $13.2 million over two seasons. Jones elected to forfeit $5.2 million in base salary over the next three seasons and not collect $1.5 million in incentives owed him by the Titans, the sources said.
He could have earned as much as $3.6 million in incentives from the Titans over the next three seasons.
Before Jones can play with the Cowboys, he must be reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who said he will review the cornerback's status before training camps open in July.
