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Adam “Pacman” Jones will speak again at Rookie Symposium
For the second straight year, Adam “Pacman” Jones will be one of the speakers at the NFL Rookie Symposium later this month, Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Equirer reports.
In the wake of Jones being arrested and charged with one count of assault earlier this week after police said he allegedly punched a woman outside of a Downtown bar on June 5, some have questioned whether that is the right move.
NFL Vice President of Player Engagement Troy Vincent said that Jones remains on the list of speakers for the symposium, which will be held June 23-29 outside Cleveland. Vincent said Jones’ talk last year was well received by the rookies because it talked about many of the challenges that players face.
“You are not going to trick an athlete. They know when it is dressed up and not real,” Vincent said. “When you can sit among your peers and just talk about your life, someone is learning from that. They can look at him and see themselves from the way they look to where they have originated.”
Jones’ talk last year stressed two things – keep a small inner circle of people you can trust, and treat the game along with your career as a business. In light of a third straight summer where Jones is facing fallout from an off-field incident, there will be a lot of people wondering if he is heeding his own words.
Adam “Pacman” Jones will speak again at Rookie Symposium
For the second straight year, Adam “Pacman” Jones will be one of the speakers at the NFL Rookie Symposium later this month, Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Equirer reports.
In the wake of Jones being arrested and charged with one count of assault earlier this week after police said he allegedly punched a woman outside of a Downtown bar on June 5, some have questioned whether that is the right move.
NFL Vice President of Player Engagement Troy Vincent said that Jones remains on the list of speakers for the symposium, which will be held June 23-29 outside Cleveland. Vincent said Jones’ talk last year was well received by the rookies because it talked about many of the challenges that players face.
“You are not going to trick an athlete. They know when it is dressed up and not real,” Vincent said. “When you can sit among your peers and just talk about your life, someone is learning from that. They can look at him and see themselves from the way they look to where they have originated.”
Jones’ talk last year stressed two things – keep a small inner circle of people you can trust, and treat the game along with your career as a business. In light of a third straight summer where Jones is facing fallout from an off-field incident, there will be a lot of people wondering if he is heeding his own words.
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