According to a report by AOL FANHOUSE, the Jets are interested in cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones.
Cornerback Pacman Jones still wants to play in the NFL.
Whether or not somebody wants him remains to be seen. The Jets have expressed interest, according to someone close to Jones, but are waiting things out.
Jones’ agent Worrick Robinson said he hopes to get his client signed by training camp and wouldn’t discuss which teams are interested.
When asked if the Cowboys, Jones’ last employer, have requested a return engagement, Robinson said no.
If the report is true and the Jets are interested, then Rex Ryan is going to learn his first lesson as a new coach: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
Every coach thinks that they can be the one that turns a troubled player around. I don’t doubt that Ryan has a strong enough personality to take on a player like Pacman, but why would he want to? The Jets have done a nice job acquiring defensive talent like Bart Scott, Lito Sheppard and Jim Leonhard this offseason, so why add a possible distraction like Pacman?
Before anyone says it, yes, I know Jones has a ton of talent. But after the Cowboys acquired him last year, owner Jerry Jones hired people to watch his every move and Pacman wound up getting into a fight in a hotel room with one of the people paid to look after him. It’s almost becoming fact that given the opportunity, Pacman Jones will screw up.
The Jets should take a pass on this one.
