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Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:45 am EDT

Pacman Jones is a letter-writer

By MJD

Roger Goodell's going to have an interesting piece of mail on his desk sometime in the next few days. Pacman Jones told the Dallas Morning News that he'd composed a letter to the commissioner, formally asking to be reinstated.

When the Dallas Cowboys arrived here, Adam Jones went to work.

The cornerback grabbed a laptop computer and typed a 1 ½-page letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking for a full reinstatement to the league.

Jones said the letter will be mailed Thursday.

"I'm feeling real good," Jones said following Wednesday's practice with the Broncos. "It's just a letter on why I feel I should be reinstated. It's my chance to respond, and we'll see how it goes."

First, can I express a little surprise that Pacman wrote and typed the letter himself? I think he's probably a smarter guy than most people think, but it's hard to envision Mr. Make it Rain sitting down and typing a letter. Do you think he learned his technique from Mavis Beacon? All I know is that I'm going to feel pretty weird about things if Pacman Jones is cracking open Microsoft Word and banging out a page and a half, and we elect a President who freely admits he has no idea how to use a computer.

And beside that, there's not an agent or someone who can take care of his letter- writing for him? If I were Pacman's agent, I'd at least want to have a crack at proofreading that thing. I'd hate for that letter to get to the commissioner, and it include passages like:

• I haven't spit on anybody in a while, and that's hard for me, because I know some girls who really deserve it.

• I haven't been going to any strip clubs, or making it rain, or nothing like that. Those days are over for me. All I do now is sit at home and watch porno. Honest, man, that's it. Just porno. I've included a list of all the pornos I've seen in the last month. That's why this letter is a page and a half long.

• I've been making payments affordable for people, no matter what their credit situation is.

I expect that Pacman will be reinstated well ahead of opening weekend.

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  1. Captain Caveman
    1. Posted by Captain Caveman Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:45 pm EDT

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    I'm hoping that the typos in this post were put there on purpose.
  2. Brofins
    2. Posted by Brofins Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:01 pm EDT

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    HIS NAME IS ADAM, QUIT CALLING HIM BY HIS THUG NAME...Thanks I feel better...
  3. BMT
    3. Posted by BMT Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:04 pm EDT

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    Just another spoiled athelete whining about be treated unfairly. He thinks the world revolves around him. Sickening.
  4. The Wiz
    4. Posted by The Wiz Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT

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    All the balls he is holding are punts that he caught...he caught six punts without putting any of the footballs down...that is some skill! Pacman jones will never lose his Thug name...when you are a thug, you are a thug for life. C_O_P southside throw em up
  5. mymymy404
    5. Posted by mymymy404 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:31 pm EDT

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    I think everybody deserve a second chance, no one is perfect, no one..If the shoe was on your feet wouldn't you want a second chance. He is not perfect but, he is a hell of an athlete..
  6. Southpaw
    6. Posted by Southpaw Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:34 pm EDT

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    The first thing I thought of was the character Cornrow Wallace on Chappelle's Show.
  7. BMT
    7. Posted by BMT Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:04 pm EDT

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    How many second chances should these spoiled atheletes get? There are hundreds of college football players every year who would love a chance to proove themselves while people like PACMAN are wasting their talent and their teams time.
  8. Patrick B
    8. Posted by Patrick B Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:08 pm EDT

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    mymy, he had a second chance after he spit on the first girl. He ruined it by spitting on another girl. He's had quite a few second chances, and he's ruined them all by getting trouble with the cops.
  9. Kapt Koon
    9. Posted by Kapt Koon Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:37 pm EDT

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    ya ur right quit using his thug name
  10. jmak2020
    10. Posted by jmak2020 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    i will be so happy if they keep this ghetto trash out of the league. pacman is saying what he needs to so he can play again and make money to pay for all them strippers and payoffs to keep people from testifying against him. comeon goodell rid the league of this thug.
  11. Hitman
    11. Posted by Hitman Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:48 pm EDT

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    I can guarantee that Thugman will end up in prison. He is worthless. Reinstating this animal is just wrong. He should be in solitary confinement with the only person that can stand him.
  12. bigboo's bro
    12. Posted by bigboo's bro Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT

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    The commish should wait for the outcome in the Vegas mess so he doesn't get egg on his and the NFL's face. And I think we can call him Pacman until the Vegas mess is cleared up and he is reinstated.
  13. gigglesnsmiles09
    13. Posted by gigglesnsmiles09 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:09 pm EDT

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    OK, people that keep saying he's had a chance and he's blown it, give it up. He has yet to be convicted of anything so unless something has changed and I wasn't informed it IS innocent until proven guilty still no? I think he should be allowed to play. He was already out for a year that is enough. If the Vegas situation turns out to be something bad and he goes down well then he goes down and you cross that bridge when you get there. But to keep him from playing yet ANOTHER season based on a what if? That just isn't right.
    I'm not saying the kid is a saint, but don't throw rocks if you live in a glass house people, simple as that. I hope he gets to play this season. He has talent hopefully he has really turned around and things will be different this go around. I wish him the best.
  14. Turtle
    14. Posted by Turtle Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:25 pm EDT

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    I just got an exerpt from the letter:
    Deer Comishoner ,
    i am very very very sawry bout wat hapend.
    luv,
    me
  15. bigboo's bro
    15. Posted by bigboo's bro Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT

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    giggles, I understand your point and I believe in due process and fairness, but htis is a mess of Pacman's making. Pacman copped a plea in Vegas, at least, so he admitted guilt there at least. Not a "what if". The big issue in Vegas that remains is the alleged shooter says Pacman lied. And we also know Pacman was not exactly prompt about providing information in the first place that led to the alleged shooter's apprehension. If he had done so, this might all be behind him. But he didn't, so it is fair that he, and not the NFL, bears the consequences of a delay. So there is an open issue due to his conduct which could result in his plea deal getting pulled and him getting real time.
  16. A.J.
    16. Posted by A.J. Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:05 pm EDT

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    I think that he will be reinstated before the end of the preseason. He made a mistake. As long as he is improving his behavior, he should have a second chance in the league. By the way, when will you continue the non-nfl players who would succeed in the nfl series?
  17. Turtle
    17. Posted by Turtle Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:25 pm EDT

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    #21...Yeah and George Bush made it into Harvard because of his smarts.
    The guy can play football, but there's nothing racist about calling someone stupid by their actions. (all 9 of them)
    #18....Nobody says it to his face because it isn't worth getting shot over. When you carry a concealed weapon legally, you tend to weigh your options a little better than a thug. (on that note, you gotta love the fact that Charles Bronsen is the guy in charge of issuing the Weapons Permits in FL.)
  18. Randall Sellars
    18. Posted by Randall Sellars Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:12 pm EDT

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    Don't be mad 19, Jesus love you anyway.
  19. stockholmsyndrome24
    19. Posted by stockholmsyndrome24 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:45 pm EDT

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    Alright, i'm not going to doubt that he's literate. I'm sure that he's intelligent enough to write a letter. and i'm not saying he's not talented. But what is the letter really going to say? "what happens in vegas, stays in vegas. you should let me play commish." since he's already practicing i dont see why he wouldn't get reinstated, plus innocent until proven guilty. i'm just curious to see the letter and the outcome of the case. if he gets reinstated and then gets hauled off to jail, goodell is probably going to get a lot of grief for it, which is probably the only reason why he wouldn't be reinstated.
  20. BMT
    20. Posted by BMT Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:04 pm EDT

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    Sooner or later PACMAN will wear out his welcome. Just like T.O. does. Maybe they will do it together.
  21. glenn
    21. Posted by glenn Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:18 pm EDT

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    pack man thug loser jones shouldnt be let back into football until his court stuff is all over , does anyone here realize that the witness against him claims he put the hit out on the people. this guy needs to go to prison not the nfl.
  22. glenn
    22. Posted by glenn Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:18 pm EDT

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    to post 21 yeah he did and probable threatened some geek to do his work
  23. TIBU721
    23. Posted by TIBU721 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    goodell is going to need someone to translate ebonics.
  24. day day
    24. Posted by day day Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:07 pm EDT

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    This message is for John M. What is the ghetto ? have you ever been there, probably not, you see it's people like yourself who paste black faces on things you say like that. I bet you a thousand dollars you wouldn't say something like that to this man face. You are a coward, just like most people who are jumping on the hate pacman wagon. Lets see if they put up a blog about Matt Jones getting caught, using cocaine in the streets of arkansas of all places, isn't he a millionaire doesn't he own a home. Enough said.
  25. Older_than_Moses_Shaq
    25. Posted by Older_than_Moses_Shaq Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:56 pm EDT

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    Wonder how many of the drivers select customers will end up getting shot after they default on their loan payment.

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