I think they need to give Adam Jones a break. Many people do not realize that addiction is a disease and the things we do while in active addiction do not necessarily represent who we are. All I can hope is that treatment helped him and he will continue on the road of recovery.

Rafer, it’s a matter of time before AJ embarrasses himself, Jerry Jones, the Cowboys, and/or himself again. With the way the rookie DB’s have stepped up, where does AJ fit in on this Team? If he doesn’t give the Team a position performance statement that he should be on the field, he may find himself a practice team spectacle..lol (not quite).

Adam Jones is the new Michael Irvin. Nothing more needs to be said.

I believe Jones should have a second chance! The are alot of other scumbags and druggies in this world that get multiple chances with the justice system, and they never learn their lesson, why shouldn’t a professional football player?!

So he had a fight with a bodyguard people pay big money to see that , its not like he flew in on a private plane asking for money …the big 3 are the real criminals here ..i wonder how many chance where going to give them before they get fired …

Bankruptcy of any of the Big 3 is likely to help successful auto companies to expand, entreprenuers to create more efficient cars, and fiscal responsibility to rule the day.

Vacationing AIG execs and “jet” setting auto execs would like us to believe the sky is falling in order to maintain their greedy life styles.

Gee, Rafer, I also fought the demon Alcohol; sadly, I did not have Mr. Jones’ prestigious position. As a result, I became much poorer and (hopefully) a bit wiser.
I learned my lesson and turned my life around — perhaps A. Jones needs to do the same. He was in trouble more often than not while with the Tennessee Titans, over and over … nothing learned, apparently. Mr. Jones has no ‘right’ to automatic forgivement, nor does he deserve it.
Were it up to me, Adam Jones would be removed from the role of Player and Role Model.

Jaye Ellen Burke
Gallatin TN

Packman has wasted his talent. He had his chance and 2nd chance. And now they are going give them another one!!! Kick him outta of the NFL now!!!

So he had a fight with a bodyguard people pay big money to see that , its not like he flew in on a private plane asking for money …the big 3 are the real criminals here ..i wonder how many chance where going to give them before they get fired

No , He blew is shot .

I think he should never had been suspended when you have players who were charged with assaulting women (more than once), and a player caught with cocaine, that are still playing.

I believe people need to get better past times. If people make the choice to use a contolling substance, let them, it is their life. If they get sick, hurt someone, or themselves their punishment will find them in one way or another.

ok, i know that nfl stars do get off the hook for things that i never would ad i guess im ok with that. at what point do you keep enabling a troubled person, pac man did not start causing trouble when he got to the nfl and got the money and fame. how the poor kid that he and his entourage beat the crap out of over a pool game when he was at WVU. i met the guy that was put in the hospital, even in morgantown wv for as small as that city is that story and others were swept under the rug and never heard of. to hell with him.

Rafer, Adam Jones deserves one more chane. The hope is that it doesn’t turn into another case like Dwight Gooden. If he fouls up again, send him on his way.

My family is dealing with an issue that I know other Americans are facing, but does not get much attention. I am hoping that this blog entry will change some of that.

My father in law is a veteran that has been denied benefits under item #8 in the application process- he makes too much money. He did not sign up for benefits when he turned 65, choosing instead to leave those benefits for those who needed them more. He retired from General Motors with a full benefit package, including health care. That health care ceases January 1, 2009. When we went to apply for VA benefits once the GM insurance ceases, this 6 year veteran was denied.

There are two issues here that I am furious about. First, that our country denies any of our veterans benefits is an outrage. Say what they will, the governement promised these men ( back then) that they would take care of them for life. I have written my local congressman, my senator, even the president elect. I have called the local news stations to address this issue to no avail- the old war horses have seemingly been not only put to pasture, but into the ground by our country. The only way I know to fight this is to let others know, and to have evryone else start to raise cain about this and let their elected officials know of their displeasure.

The second issue I have is General Motors CEO’s sitting in Congress, stating that they will not give up their multi-million dollar salaries and bonuses and private jets to take care of the thousands of workers whose health benefits they have taken away. My parents in law’s very retirement hang in the balance, as do thousands of other retirees, and this man has the gall to say he is “comfortable where I’m at”. My thoughts of him are unprintable.

Both of parents in law are in poor health- my father in law suffers Parkinson’s and m mother in law has Addisons, and heart issues. My husband and his brother families both have disabled children that preclude either of them to take on this fight. We need your help- no, America’s veteran’s need your help. Please write your senator,s your Congressmen, your local papers. I can tell you that this is not a small thing. It is very time consuming and stressful. But this trend of corporations , and even our own government, of “throwing away” our elderly and sick is a disgusting and horrifying, and we are alone in the so called “civilized’ countries in this practice. The aged are respected, their wisedom revered. The sick are ministered to. If this blog does nothing else, please let it stir some one somewhere to help rectify this situation.

Professional athletes are the elite of all athletes and should act as such; not only with their performance on the field but off as well. These individuals have placed themselves into this privileged lime light and with that comes a higher level of responsibility. I believe that one should not be so cavalier with their once in a life time opportunity of becoming a professional athlete. They have been given their chance, if they chose to throw it away so be it. Give the next deserving athlete an opportunity. The industry holds their physical performance to a superior level; my question is why not their civic performance as well?

-Christa
Navarre, Florida

Robin
The auto industry problem can be solved if the government would
give to each household $25,000 each. This would help people out and
they would be able to catch up on some bills including mortgages. I’m a small business owner and if my company can’t make it we have to close down with no help from the government. Remember it’s the little guys that buy everything including autos.

What will they do if he kills someone if he “slips” again. Your child could be on the road he drives on! What about the influence on our children….what message is that sending?

Send the Pacman Packin. Enough is enough. Jones will do anything, and I mean anything, to make a dime or a penny.

I have lived through addiction,it’s demons,detox,it’s hell, rehab,it’s dogma and lived sober through will and taking responsibility for myself. What I have yet to see from Adam Jones is taking reponsibility. Stars in sports and movies have PR agent make statements to the press or the league makes them enter a program and they get another chance.
Does he deserve another chance? No. Has he been given one because they have a boatload of money tied up in another out of control narcissist? Yup

please post how much the labors make at the big 3 autos.I here 81 dollars per hour. way to much.

If “Pacman” Jone had two or more chances to clean to his act. Then he should not be given another chance. I have issues with any person being paid millions of dollars, and being concidered a “Role model”. I would much rather see him be banned for life. And excluded from any hall of fame entries……….

The man has paid his dues to the courts.You cannot take a mans
way of life and job away from him .He is not your kids role model! you are.People leave their kids all the time with divorce and they do not think nothing of it .They say the kid has the ways to adapt.That effects them more than what any other obstacle in their life.
Doobie

Most peiple performing like this at their job would have been dismissed. But alas, we are speaking about sports figures. They seem to be as untouchable as all the high paid ceo’s. What an example,

What a role model for kids,This clown should have been banned from the NFL for life.It’s only a matter of time before he pulls some stupid stunts again.Then what,another free pass?Roger Goodell needs to stick to his guns and kick him out for good

Adam Jones is in the NFL national TV does he not get it?

Pacman Jones has problems. Professional sports has problems, one of which is allowing criminals to play and even pay them large amounts of money to do so. Professional sports is allowed to do this because the public that is ‘addicted’ to sports requires it. Be realistic. You have someone who can’t control himself in public and you want to pay him to play a game so you can watch him. Who has the worst addiction and how will helping him to continue his behavior help anyone?

Jennifer,
Since the Oil Corporations have been encouraging the Big 3 Automakers to produce gas guzzlers for over a century while they both profitted from it, let’s think about who should really be bailing out the Big 3. The Oil Corporations have been buying up the high mileage developements people would invent over many passed years and kept the information to themselves so they could keep selling more oil and gas. They have been making money for over a hundred years and for the last few years they hurt people all over the world with price gouging. With the outrageous profits Exxon/Mobil alone made they could easily float the Big 3 single handedly. Rather than the Congress handing tax $s to the Big 3 let the other darling Big Oil help their pals .

I dont agree with the decision, Jones has had to many chances already. He needs to be booted out of the NFL for good.

Great post, Jennifer. Addiction truly IS a disease and his behavior was most likely caused because of it. I also truly hope he continues to real recovery.

Angela

I have a problem with Obama’s choices for the cabinet. He is using a large majority of Clinton’s cabinet members. Where is the change in that? How can you change Washington if you are going to keep the same people and the same ideas? We need change in this country. In order to acheive that, we need new ideas and a new perspective to our countries problems. I guess he has not heard the old saying, “You can’t teach and old dog new tricks”. In my experience, that is usually true with people. It’s hard to change someone’s views or opinions unless you have a very strong argument. And some of these “picks” have been there and done nothing. It seems like we are just getting the Clinton years back. How is that change?

You should be allowed to punch your bodyguard. He is not supposed to make you that mad, I don’t know what he said or did but if your not afraid to punch your bodyguard or if he can not control the seen he is not do-in his job, even if he was drunk. I am not a big football fan but like you said it is a problem that we all have seen or delt with. If he could turn it around he could help other people. football is a rough sport and a lot of people get hert, that’s why I don’t really think we should have it in are schools, but I can not change history. WE NEED MORE COW BELL.

He needs to be kicked out of
the NFL now and kept out.