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Not sure if this was lost in the draft shuffle..
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3369717
Pacman inks for 3 years with Dallas; deal awaits approval
By Ed Werder
ESPN
The Cowboys have signed Adam "Pacman" Jones to a three-year contact with a club option for a fourth season and submitted the documentation to the NFL.
Jones
The deal came after Dallas wrapped up its complicated trade to get the suspended cornerback from the Titans on Saturday night. Formal approval is expected Sunday.
The Cowboys structured the contract with incentives in the form of roster bonuses and other financial inducements designed to reward Jones for good behavior and on-field perfomance.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he is confident the league will approve the first trade in NFL history involving a suspended player.
Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones acknowledged the NFL Players Association had objected to some elements of their original deal, which according to a team source were related to Jones forgoing $1.25 million in deferred bonus money he earned while playing for the Titans.
Owner Jerry Jones indicated the Cowboys would become advocates for Pacman Jones to be reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and perhaps attempt to have his suspension modified so he can work out with his new teammates at Valley Ranch.
The Cowboys owner said he does not consider bringing a player arrested six times in three NFL seasons to be unusually risky and noted that one of the reasons Michael Irvin chose to have Jones introduce him during his enshrinement to the Pro Football Hall of Fame was their work to solve Irvin's legal issues, which also included a suspension from the NFL.
The Dallas-Tennessee deal was agreed to in principle Wednesday. Then came all a convoluted series of talks between both teams, Pacman, the league and the union, a back-and-forth, forth-and-back series that team vice president Stephen Jones called the most complicated in his nearly 20 years in the league.
"Trading a suspended player is precendent-setting," Jerry Jones told reporters.
Ed Werder covers the NFL for ESPN. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3369717
Pacman inks for 3 years with Dallas; deal awaits approval
By Ed Werder
ESPN
The Cowboys have signed Adam "Pacman" Jones to a three-year contact with a club option for a fourth season and submitted the documentation to the NFL.
The deal came after Dallas wrapped up its complicated trade to get the suspended cornerback from the Titans on Saturday night. Formal approval is expected Sunday.
The Cowboys structured the contract with incentives in the form of roster bonuses and other financial inducements designed to reward Jones for good behavior and on-field perfomance.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he is confident the league will approve the first trade in NFL history involving a suspended player.
Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones acknowledged the NFL Players Association had objected to some elements of their original deal, which according to a team source were related to Jones forgoing $1.25 million in deferred bonus money he earned while playing for the Titans.
Owner Jerry Jones indicated the Cowboys would become advocates for Pacman Jones to be reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and perhaps attempt to have his suspension modified so he can work out with his new teammates at Valley Ranch.
The Cowboys owner said he does not consider bringing a player arrested six times in three NFL seasons to be unusually risky and noted that one of the reasons Michael Irvin chose to have Jones introduce him during his enshrinement to the Pro Football Hall of Fame was their work to solve Irvin's legal issues, which also included a suspension from the NFL.
The Dallas-Tennessee deal was agreed to in principle Wednesday. Then came all a convoluted series of talks between both teams, Pacman, the league and the union, a back-and-forth, forth-and-back series that team vice president Stephen Jones called the most complicated in his nearly 20 years in the league.
"Trading a suspended player is precendent-setting," Jerry Jones told reporters.
Ed Werder covers the NFL for ESPN. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
thanks for the post!
