Pacman to meet with the Commissioner…….
This might be the first sign that Pacman may spared a little bit. Instead of getting booted for a 2 seasons, he may only have to sit out one (This is my opinion). According to the following report Pacman and Roger Goodell will meet next week. I’ve spoken with the NFL and they will not confirm or deny the meeting. The Titans say they do not have knowledge of the meeting.
By BARRY WILNER
AP Football Writer
PHOENIX (AP) - Adam “Pacman” Jones will meet with NFL
commissioner Roger Goodell on April 3 to discuss the Tennessee
Titans cornerback’s run-ins with the law.
A person within the league familiar with Jones’ situation told
The Associated Press on Tuesday that a hearing will occur next
Tuesday. That person requested anonymity because the hearing has
not been announced.
Goodell is unlikely to make any decision on a suspension or fine
at that time, because the commissioner’s new, stricter player
conduct policy has not been completed.
The hearing was first reported by the NFL Network.
Titans coach Jeff Fisher said Tuesday he has not spoken with
Jones since just after Las Vegas incident Vegas “when we helped
facilitate the first meeting with police.”
“He’s very disappointed with what’s happened,” Fisher said.
“He thinks he let the city, the fans and his teammates and the
organization down.”
On Monday, Las Vegas police recommended prosecutors file a
felony charge of coercion and misdemeanor charges of battery and
threat against Jones, stemming from a Feb. 19 strip club fight and
shooting.
The NFL confirmed last month that officials were reviewing
Jones’ off-field conduct, which has included 10 incidents where he
was interviewed by police.
Fisher, for one, fully supports a stricter NFL conduct policy.
“Our organization is very much in favor of the commissioner’s
involvement,” he said. “We’re very much in tune with him. He has
a plan and is determined, as are all of us, to minimize, if not
eliminate this.”
While Jones awaits possible charges in the Las Vegas case, a
Tennessee prosecutor said Tuesday he will revive a criminal case
against Jones if the Titans cornerback is charged in Nevada.
In January, Jones struck a deal with Rutherford County
prosecutors on misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and
disorderly conduct. He was given a chance to avoid jail and have
the counts expunged from his record if he stayed out of trouble
until July 5.
“In the event we determine he hasn’t …, we would file a
motion and ask that the case be reinstated to the court docket,”
District Attorney General William Whitesell told the AP.
Jones also has charges pending from a February 2006 Georgia
case.
Fisher expressed his disappointment that Jones’ troubles have
stolen the spotlight from the Titans’ turnaround on the field.
“With the off-field things, it’s been a challenge,” he said.
“From the standpoint of when it’s the first thing discussed in the
morning and the last in the evening, it is (draining). It’s taken
the limelight, and it’s been difficult. As much as we want to talk
about it, it’s difficult to get info. To voice the organization’s
true feelings on the matter, we need to get all the information.”
Goodell said Monday that discipline will be stepped up under the
new player conduct policy, and he hoped to have it in place next
month. He’s considering making disciplinary decisions before the
April 28-29 draft.
Teams, as well as individual players, could be subjected to
punishment or sanctions.
“It’s a complicated issue, and there are no simple answers,”
Goodell said. “We’re going to hold the clubs more accountable. If
the clubs are providing the right resources that have a positive
impact on personal conduct, we will take that into account.”
—
AP Sports Writer Teresa M. Walker in Nashville contributed to
this story.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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