Month: February 2007 (Page 2 of 4)

While recently visiting yet another fine strip club establishment, Adam “Pacman” Jones decided to throw a bunch of $1 dollar bills in the air and let a stripper grab for them. Apparently the stripper didn’t say the magic word, however, because Jones, as the story goes, grabbed her by her hair and started slamming her face into the stage. After a bouncer intervened, Jones threatened to kill the man for his interference. He almost made good on his words too, because one of Jones’ cronies then allegedly went out to a car, grabbed a gun and shot the interfering bouncer, an assisting bouncer and a female customer. One of the men shot is reportedly paralyzed from the waist down, while the other two victims escaped with minor injury. Of course Jones denies having involvement in the incident, even though it appears that one of the nightclub owners has security footage that proves other wise.

In the same week, Falcons DT Jonathan Babineaux allegedly killed his girlfriend’s dog after a fight, both Odell Thurman (Bengals) and Koren Robinson (Packers) were sentenced to 90 days in jail for drunk driving and fleeing from the police, uh, respectively. And finally, former player Ashley Ambrose was arrested for beating his wife while his brother held her down.

This is ridiculous. It’s unbelievable to me that these pro athletes can’t just freaking relax at home for one night. Seriously, how hard is it not to shoot, maim or beat someone for a few months until training camp? How about popping on a good movie or taking a woman out without beating her (or her dog) one time, huh fellas?

ESPN.com is reporting that the Colts have franchised defensive end Dwight Freeney, guarantying him $8.64 million for 2007. Obviously, the champs weren’t going to let Freeney escape March 2nd when free agency kicks off. The Colts will try to sign him to a long-term deal, effectively reducing the ’07 cap hit they’re expected to take.

Another soon to be free agent DE is Atlanta’s Patrick Kerney. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Monday that Kerney will void the remainder of his contract, which was expected at the conclusion of the ’07 season. Kerney would like to remain a Falcon and Atlanta wants him back, but it’s not that simple. The Falcons are cap-strapped and don’t want to shell out major bucks to retain an aging DE with declining stats. Atlanta could franchise him, but that would be a major blow to any future offseason moves it plans to make, including signing draft picks. Another hiccup is the Denver Broncos, or more specifically, Bill Johnson. Johnson is the former defensive line coach for the Falcons, who recently signed with Denver for the same posistion. Johnson and Kerney forged a great relationship while in Atlanta, so if the Falcons can’t meet Kerney’s needs, expect the Broncos to make a heavy push for the former Pro Bowler.