Toe Jam Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/throwback/201102/pac-man-now-family-man Pac Man Jones’ latest bodyguard is a sweet, white-haired man named Paul. He mans the door at Jones’ high-rise in Cincinnati, grinning at visitors and pointing out Jones’ 12th floor apartment buzzer. The label next to the button says, “Mr. and Mrs. Jones.” The elevator requires no code or key. The door to Jones’ apartment is unlocked. There is no music playing. There is no smell of anything other than baby powder. There is no one around except Pac Man’s fiancée, Tishana, his newborn daughter, Triniti, and the Bengals defensive back himself, in a white shirt and a black neck brace. The three of them are sitting on the couch, drinking water and watching TV.It’s Saturday night at Pac Man’s place. Pac Man Jones sitting around on a weekend night with his fiancée and his daughter is the NFL’s equivalent of Lindsay Lohan insisting she loves pancakes and appreciates the hard work done by traffic cops. Since he was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2005, Jones has been charged with everything from assault to felony vandalism to marijuana possession to public intoxication to disorderly conduct. Pac Man is by far the NFL’s most notorious miscreant –- the very definition of an athlete-gone-wild. Now he’s a happy homebody? Seems fishy. But even an act would be a big step for Pac Man. Recall this is a guy so brazen and unconcerned with image that he went to a strip club the night before a meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. In the NFL, where a four-game suspension is heavy, Jones was banned for the entire 2007 season -– at a personal cost of more than $1.2 million in salary. Even his mom, Deborah Jones, says Pac Man was “out of control” and “hotheaded.” Sounds about right –- last week he was ordered to take anger management classes in addition to serving 200 hours of community service for his role in a nightclub shooting in Las Vegas four years ago that left a man paralyzed. Jones is supremely talented and insanely fast -- less than a year ago, after several months out of football, he ran a 4.42 40 in a tryout for his current team –- but his list of transgressions (both real and alleged) is far longer than his list of accomplishments. In his NFL career, he has a whopping five interceptions and one sack. If this is an act, it’s an act with a tiny audience; not many will buy it. But Jones is trying anyway. “What am I sorry for?” he says. “There are a million things.” “I’m sorry for everything.” click link for more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 has he finally found "the one"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 "Pac Man is by far the NFL’s most notorious miscreant " That is total bull****. Vick has been in trouble with drugs three times, caught stealing and spreading herpies and that doesn't even cover the dog stuff. Pac Man was such a paper tiger for Goodell it's a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedr01 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 If true, this is great. I don't think you can ever forget what he has done in his past, but if he is serious about this then good for him. Having a baby girl will make a dad mature reeeaaaaaallllll fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman21ST Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 If true, this is great. I don't think you can ever forget what he has done in his past, but if he is serious about this then good for him. Having a baby girl will make a dad mature reeeaaaaaallllll fast! Antonio Cromartie disagrees... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDpWzK9c25c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedr01 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Antonio Cromartie disagrees... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDpWzK9c25c Yeah there are certainly people like Cromartie, I guess I'm just speaking from personal experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman21ST Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Yeah there are certainly people like Cromartie, I guess I'm just speaking from personal experience. Right, I understand where you're coming from, but then again, you're not a professional athlete who's had character issues in the past. Of course, I hope I'm wrong and he does mature, but just because you have a newborn daughter (or son) doesn't automatically mean you'll mature. IMHO it's even harder for athletes to mature due to a child being born, due to their lifestyle. There are those that do, however, and more power to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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