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Goodell Upholds Pacman Ban

Despite appeal, Tennessee cornerback will serve full season-long suspension

By Jesse Andrews,  Newser User

Posted Nov 6, 2007 10:01 PM CST
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(Newser) – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell firmly squashed the campaign of Adam "Pacman" Jones's camp to reduce his full-season suspension, reiterating to the Titans defensive standout that he cannot rejoin his team until fall 2008. Tennessee, whose overall defense has improved significantly this year, said they had been prepared for that eventuality.

Jones's legal troubles included a well-publicized Las Vegas strip club melee in which one man was shot and paralyzed. During his suspension, he joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, then learned from the Titans that his contract forbade his getting in the ring. Tennessee, which boasts a deep secondary, is second in the league in total yards allowed and first in run defense.

Matthew Dushoff, center, a lawyer representing Tommy Urbanski, left, helps a reporter set up a microphone at a news conference in Henderson, Nev., Friday, Oct. 19, 2007. Urbanski, a strip club manager paralyzed in a triple shooting in February is suing the National Football League, the Tennessee Titans and suspended...
Matthew Dushoff, center, a lawyer representing Tommy Urbanski, left, helps a reporter set up a microphone at a news conference in Henderson, Nev., Friday, Oct. 19, 2007. Urbanski, a strip club manager...   (Associated Press)
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers questions Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 during a news conference after a Super Bowl XLII luncheon in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers questions Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 during a news conference after a Super Bowl XLII luncheon in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)   (Associated Press)
Former West Virginia football player Adam Pacman Jones watches from the sidelines against Mississippi State during the first half Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 in Morgantown, W.Va. Jones is currently suspended from the NFL for the entire 2007 season for conduct away from the field suspension which will be reviewed...
Former West Virginia football player Adam "Pacman" Jones watches from the sidelines against Mississippi State during the first half Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 in Morgantown, W.Va. Jones is currently suspended...   (Associated Press)
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