‘Pacman’ Jones sought by police again
Suspended NFL player Adam “Pacman” Jones was being sought by police for questioning about a shooting early Monday involving members of his entourage after a fight at an Atlanta strip club.
The Tennessee Titans cornerback is currently on suspension following a shooting at a Las Vegas strip club.
Jones, his group and three other people got into a fight, apparently over a woman, at a club around 4 a.m., officer Ariel Toledo said.
After everyone involved left the strip club – the three people in one car, and Jones and his entourage in three other cars – someone in Jones’ group shot several times into the car as it waited at a red light, police said. The driver returned fire toward the shooter.
Toledo said Jones was not present when the shots were fired and no charges have been filed against him.
“We believe he knows some of his entourage who were involved in the shooting,” Toledo said. “On himself, we do not have any charges on him. He wasn’t there when the shooting occurred.”
Jones has been arrested five times. Two arrests he did not report to the Titans or the NFL, leading NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to suspend Jones in April for one season.
Arrington hospitalized
Former Pro Bowl linebacker LaVar Arrington was hospitalized with serious but not life-threatening injuries after his motorcycle crashed on a highway ramp in Cheverly, Md.
Police did not know how fast Arrington was traveling but said that he was wearing a helmet and alcohol was not involved. Arrington played six games for the Giants last year before being injured and has since been released.
Vick laying low
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has pulled out of a scheduled appearance at a youth football camp to be held at the College of William & Mary at Williamsburg, Va.
Earlier this month, Vick canceled his own youth football camp in Newport News, Va. He cited a scheduling conflict, although the announcement came soon after federal authorities executed a search warrant at a home Vick owns in a dogfighting investigation.
Around the league
The Miami Dolphins terminated the contract of defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson, after trying unsuccessfully to trade the 14-year veteran. … Chris Brown, the running back who lost his starting job to Travis Henry last season, has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Tennessee Titans. … The Carolina Panthers signed Jason Baker to a five-year, $8.5 million extension that makes him one of the NFL’s highest-paid punters. … Jim Norton, a four-time AFL All-Star safety and original member of the Houston Oilers, died in Garland, Texas of undisclosed causes. He was 68.