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'Pacman' Agrees To Take Plea Deal

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The Associated Press

Published: November 14, 2007

LAS VEGAS - Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is prepared to take a plea deal that will get him probation in a Las Vegas strip club triple shooting in an attempt to salvage his career.

Under the written plea agreement obtained by The Associated Press, Jones intends to plead no contest to one charge of conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct, a gross misdemeanor, in return for a promise to suspend a sentence of one year in county jail.

Las Vegas police identified Jones as the person who incited a Feb. 19 fight inside the Minxx Gentlemen's Club minutes before three people were shot outside.

Jones' Atlanta-based attorney, Manny Arora, said Tuesday the defense team believes Jones would have won a trial on two felony counts of coercion for inciting a fight inside the club. But a trial wouldn't have happened for six months or even a year.

"And he may have lost another year of eligibility by going forward. In the real world, sometimes you have to make these difficult decisions for what's best for your career, and we didn't want this dragging on any further," Arora said.

Even so, the deal won't help 24-year-old Jones get back into the NFL this season.
Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Jones for the season in April for violating the league's personal conduct policy. Off to a 6-3 start, the Titans haven't missed Jones and said last week the team would address Jones' future when he's reinstated.

BROWNS: Cornerback Leigh Bodden will go on trial the day after the Super Bowl on charges of being verbally abusive with police at an airport.

Bodden is charged with misdemeanor aggravated disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and three traffic charges.

BENGALS: Put linebacker Caleb Miller on injured reserve with a sore back and claimed linebacker Roy Manning off waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars, looking to add depth to their most depleted position.

BILLS: Two days after leading the Bills to another come-from-behind win, quarterback J.P. Losman was selected as the starter for Buffalo's game against unbeaten New England on Sunday.

CARDINALS: Defensive end Bertrand Berry will miss the rest of the season because of a torn left triceps. Berry was hurt in Sunday's 31-21 victory over Detroit. It is the third year in a row Berry's season has ended prematurely. He missed the final six games of last season with a torn right triceps and the last eight games in 2005 with a torn pectoral muscle.

CHIEFS: Running back Larry Johnson, injured two weeks ago while being tackled from behind by Green Bay's A.J. Hawk, is scheduled to meet with a foot specialist. The team is calling the injury a mid-foot sprain despite a report last week saying he had a broken foot. The team ruled Johnson out for Sunday's game at Indianapolis and said his condition will be evaluated each week.

TEXANS: Placed cornerback Dunta Robinson on injured reserve and signed safety Curome Cox. Robinson tore his right anterior cruciate ligament and injured his hamstring making a tackle.

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