Pacman suspended for entire 2007 season!

NFL Network just reported that Jones could be suspended for a longer period if he is charged with a crime in the Vegas incident. They also read the letter Goodell sent to Jones and Henry and man was it harsh.


I caught the same thing on ESPN with CM. They better not screw up or it could be a short lived career?

TANK your next!

It's only fair that he gets suspended...if any of us did that in our REAL jobs, we'd be fired...not suspended. Why do athletes get special priviledges and millions of dollars to play a freakin GAME? Then they behave poorly? I for one am thrilled the NFL did this, and hope the other major sports take note.

I think that most places can fire or suspend a person for anything the company feels is not in the best interest of the company (i.e. violating company policy). That includes having interoffice relationships (not a crime), not following safety rules (not a crime), saying "nappy headed ho" (not a crime). The NFL is a company. If the policy of the company is to require players to "avoid embarissing public behavior", then they have that right.

I'm tired of players using high-priced attorneys, paid for by the money they are paid from the NFL, to get them off of crimes any of us would get convicted for. Then to throw it back and say "but I wasn't convicted"... come on...

Kudos (with a 'K') to Goodell and the NFL.

Nicely put, GoSkins! That 'K' REALLY looks NICE! :)

Interesting commentary from a former NFL laywer on NFL Network.

I'm not going to try to defend anything Pacman Jones has done. However, I think his conduct is an indictment of the way young athletes are treated throughout their lives. Pacman's problems are not new...he was getting into trouble at WVU. Everyone knew it then, he has a problem. He can't stay outta trouble. No one ever did anything about it at West Virginia, all they did was enable him. All so they could make their millions of dollars by exploiting their players, but that's another topic. Pacman had trouble with the law at WVU and everyone around the university did everything they could to keep him on the field so they could make money. All he's ever learned is that as long as he performs on the field, his problems will go away off of it. As much as he made his own decisions, I feel sorry for a lot of the kids who grow up without the advantages most of the people judging them have enjoyed. Especially since, if they didn't have a father, the only males they really see are their coaches and they're too busy trying to figure out how to keep him on the field, rather than out of trouble. It's a little disturbing. I'm not condoning any of Pacman's actions, but I think there's a problem with this society, just as much as with him.

Another thought, Henry and Jones were both disciplinary problems in college. They also went to the same college, West Virginia. Why isn't Rich Rodriguez held accountable in any way? He did nothing about this when they were there. Where the hell was he? He just made sure they kept making the university money by taking them to a bowl game, it's bullshit.

Somehow, I don't think taking a troubled kid and making him a millionaire is the best way to solve people's problems. People should have seen this coming. I feel sorry for Pacman Jones.

I don't feel sorry for that clown at all. He has a chance to make more $ than most people will make in 100 lifetimes. With that comes a certain responsibility. Didn't this guy attend the rookie symposium? sp? At some point you have to learn on your own how to be a man.

I didn't grow up w/ a father around and I had common sense not to hang out with people who carry guns. THAT'S COMMON SENSE!!! Pacman has no common sense and now he has to live with his punishment.

I don't feel sorry for that clown at all. He has a chance to make more $ than most people will make in 100 lifetimes. With that comes a certain responsibility. Didn't this guy attend the rookie symposium? sp? At some point you have to learn on your own how to be a man.

I didn't grow up w/ a father around and I had common sense not to hang out with people who carry guns. THAT'S COMMON SENSE!!! Pacman has no common sense and now he has to live with his punishment.

I'm not really disagreeing. Also, though, maybe he felt like he grew up in a place where it was thought to be a good idea to carry a gun. He's from a bad part of Atlanta. That's probably a relatively rough area. Also, the point I'm making is that he got a pass his whole life because he could play football. Finally, the rookie symposium is probably something, people like him (those who have been given a pass their whole life), don't have the good sense to pay attention to. Like I've said, he made his own decisions, this is his fault. But there are contributing factors and those factors are the reason I feel sorry for him.

Interesting commentary from a former NFL laywer on NFL Network.

whats a laywer?:)

Damn right! Great job Roger Goodell!

serves him right, should have been a lifetime ban in my opinion.

whats a laywer?:)

Someone who is almost a lawyer, but is too sloppy to catch dumb spelling mistakes.