The Cowboys Should Never Have Signed Pacman

What actually happened in the bathroom at the trendy Joule Hotel between Adam Jones and a member of his four-man security team doesn’t really matter. Whether he was involved in a fight, a skirmish or horseplay, any doubt about whether Jones is a fool has been removed. He must be.

There’s no other rational explanation for why Jones would put his career in jeopardy. After all, he has been told by commissioner Roger Goodell that any involvement in another off-field incident that brings shame to himself or the league could result in a lifetime ban. How stupid can you be? We’re talking about a guy who served a one-year suspension and didn’t get reinstated until last month, wrote Dallas Morning News columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor.

Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.

It’s really dumb when you consider Jones arrived in Dallas with the equivalent of bus fare in his pockets, having partied away much of the $11.7 million he received in signing and roster bonuses in his two seasons in Tennessee. With a base salary of $700,000, he’s earning $41,176.47 per week for the 17-week regular season. Most of us could figure out a way to live on that. Now, he’s put all that in jeopardy.

This is why the Cowboys never should’ve signed him. The problem with adding Jones to the roster, as I’ve written before, is he’s such an immense talent that he eventually becomes an important part of the team. His ability makes you trust him; then he betrays that trust.

Of course, the Cowboys need him more than ever, because Terence Newman will miss at least the next few weeks with a sports hernia. If Jones gets suspended – I expect him to get at least one game – it forces rookie Mike Jenkins into the starting lineup.

Jones always says the right things. And he’ll even do the right things from time to time, but he obviously has no self-control.

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