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I thought it was reported earlier that it would be about this time. Of course Goodell won't decide til after the draft I'm sure.
Updated: April 12, 2008, 8:34 AM ET
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Adam "Pacman" Jones intends to apply for reinstatement to the National Football League next week, according to Dallas-area newspapers.
The troubled Tennessee Titans cornerback and kick returner missed the entire 2007 season after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him indefinitely following several run-ins with the law. Jones has said he wants to play for the Dallas Cowboys, but the Cowboys and Titans have yet to agree on a deal.
Jones' agent, Manny Arora, said Jones would seek reinstatement on Tuesday, according to the Dallas Morning News and The (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram. Jones sought reinstatement last year, but was denied following a face-to-face meeting with Goodell.
Arora said it makes sense for Jones to learn his playing future next week, before the NFL draft, so that teams can decide whether they'd want to trade for him, according to the Star-Telegram.
The risk is minimal because he knows this is his last shot. ... You have a motivated player, and a team paying rock-bottom prices. Whether [the Titans get] a fourth or a fifth-round pick, what's the difference? So the risk factor, to me, is negligible.
--Manny Arora, agent for Adam "Pacman" Jones
Goodell has previously said he'd make a decision on Jones before the start of training camp.
As for a potential deal with the Titans and Cowboys, Arora said he won't take up Jones' contractual issues until a trade is imminent or completed, according to the report.
"We are Step 2 in the process," Arora said, according to the Star-Telegram. "Step 1 is they have to get the trade set up. ... We are not going to be the sticking point. Now, we aren't going to be taken advantage of, but we aren't going to hold anything up."
Arora is expecting whoever trades for Jones will seek to restructure his deal at a lower salary with performance incentives.
"The risk is minimal because he knows this is his last shot," Arora said, according to the Star-Telegram. "You have a motivated player, and a team paying rock-bottom prices. Whether [the Titans get] a fourth or a fifth-round pick, what's the difference? So the risk factor, to me, is negligible."
After spending a year out of football, Jones has been working to rehabilitate his image and get a second chance. Recently, he acknowledged his mistakes in judgement in a radio interview with Hall of Fame Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, and did charity work at the Atlanta church where his aunt and uncle worship.
Jones has been arrested six times since the Titans drafted him sixth overall in 2005. His contract includes base salaries of more than $1.2 million for the 2008 season, $1.7 million in 2009 and more than $2 million in the final year.
Last week, ESPN's Ed Werder reported Jones has offered to give up a $1.2 million performance bonus he earned in an attempt to offset the $1.275 million signing bonus the Titans want him to repay. According to sources, Jones is willing to call it even and walk away. but the Titans have yet to agree to that compromise.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3343225
Updated: April 12, 2008, 8:34 AM ET
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Adam "Pacman" Jones intends to apply for reinstatement to the National Football League next week, according to Dallas-area newspapers.
The troubled Tennessee Titans cornerback and kick returner missed the entire 2007 season after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him indefinitely following several run-ins with the law. Jones has said he wants to play for the Dallas Cowboys, but the Cowboys and Titans have yet to agree on a deal.
Jones' agent, Manny Arora, said Jones would seek reinstatement on Tuesday, according to the Dallas Morning News and The (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram. Jones sought reinstatement last year, but was denied following a face-to-face meeting with Goodell.
Arora said it makes sense for Jones to learn his playing future next week, before the NFL draft, so that teams can decide whether they'd want to trade for him, according to the Star-Telegram.
The risk is minimal because he knows this is his last shot. ... You have a motivated player, and a team paying rock-bottom prices. Whether [the Titans get] a fourth or a fifth-round pick, what's the difference? So the risk factor, to me, is negligible.
--Manny Arora, agent for Adam "Pacman" Jones
Goodell has previously said he'd make a decision on Jones before the start of training camp.
As for a potential deal with the Titans and Cowboys, Arora said he won't take up Jones' contractual issues until a trade is imminent or completed, according to the report.
"We are Step 2 in the process," Arora said, according to the Star-Telegram. "Step 1 is they have to get the trade set up. ... We are not going to be the sticking point. Now, we aren't going to be taken advantage of, but we aren't going to hold anything up."
Arora is expecting whoever trades for Jones will seek to restructure his deal at a lower salary with performance incentives.
"The risk is minimal because he knows this is his last shot," Arora said, according to the Star-Telegram. "You have a motivated player, and a team paying rock-bottom prices. Whether [the Titans get] a fourth or a fifth-round pick, what's the difference? So the risk factor, to me, is negligible."
After spending a year out of football, Jones has been working to rehabilitate his image and get a second chance. Recently, he acknowledged his mistakes in judgement in a radio interview with Hall of Fame Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, and did charity work at the Atlanta church where his aunt and uncle worship.
Jones has been arrested six times since the Titans drafted him sixth overall in 2005. His contract includes base salaries of more than $1.2 million for the 2008 season, $1.7 million in 2009 and more than $2 million in the final year.
Last week, ESPN's Ed Werder reported Jones has offered to give up a $1.2 million performance bonus he earned in an attempt to offset the $1.275 million signing bonus the Titans want him to repay. According to sources, Jones is willing to call it even and walk away. but the Titans have yet to agree to that compromise.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3343225
