DMN Blog: Pacman's dollars ... and some sense
by Albert Breer
There's a misconception out there that Pacman Jones has two years left on his rookie deal. From what I understand, there's more than that remaining on the deal, and we've been over this before.
Because Jones sat out last year, he doesn't get an accrued year. So that means the five-year contract he signed with the Titans in 2005 extends through 2010, not 2009. His base salaries for the next three years ...
2008 -- $1.29 million
2009 -- $1.74 million
2010 -- $2.19 million
That's $5.22 million over the next three years, which is either a bargain (if Pacman keeps his nose clean) or robbery (if he can't).
Also, I think there's an awful lot of revisionist history going on around these parts. I hear a lot of "Top 5 corner" talk in regards to Pacman. Is he really? What I remember from 2006, and I covered him in the last game of that season, was an elite return man who was very promising at corner, but not quite there yet.
That year, Pacman's second in the league, Champ Bailey, Chris McAlister and Rashean Mathis were the AFC Pro Bowlers at his position. If I remember right, the guys who "just missed" were Nnamdi Asomugha, Nate Clements and Asante Samuel. Meaning, really, he wasn't a top six corner in his conference. And while I wouldn't argue that Pacman isn't a top-flight return man, Jones was beaten out by Houston's Jerome Mathis for the AFC's return specialist spot that year.
There's a misconception out there that Pacman Jones has two years left on his rookie deal. From what I understand, there's more than that remaining on the deal, and we've been over this before.
Because Jones sat out last year, he doesn't get an accrued year. So that means the five-year contract he signed with the Titans in 2005 extends through 2010, not 2009. His base salaries for the next three years ...
2008 -- $1.29 million
2009 -- $1.74 million
2010 -- $2.19 million
That's $5.22 million over the next three years, which is either a bargain (if Pacman keeps his nose clean) or robbery (if he can't).
Also, I think there's an awful lot of revisionist history going on around these parts. I hear a lot of "Top 5 corner" talk in regards to Pacman. Is he really? What I remember from 2006, and I covered him in the last game of that season, was an elite return man who was very promising at corner, but not quite there yet.
That year, Pacman's second in the league, Champ Bailey, Chris McAlister and Rashean Mathis were the AFC Pro Bowlers at his position. If I remember right, the guys who "just missed" were Nnamdi Asomugha, Nate Clements and Asante Samuel. Meaning, really, he wasn't a top six corner in his conference. And while I wouldn't argue that Pacman isn't a top-flight return man, Jones was beaten out by Houston's Jerome Mathis for the AFC's return specialist spot that year.
posted by The Gryphon at 7:04 PM
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