Pac-Man a Cowboy
Cowboys trade draft picks for troubled Tennessee Titans corner

ADAM "PAC-MAN" JONES

DALLAS (AP) - Suspended cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is getting what he's wanted for months with a trade sending him to the Dallas Cowboys.

That is if the cornerback who hasn't played in the NFLsince December 2006 passes a physical.

"He's a fanatical workout person, so he'll be in just fine shape," Jones' agent, Manny Arora said. "I don't think that's going to be an issue."

Jones' physical ability never has been a problem. It's been his behavior away from the football field that finally pushed the Tennessee Titans to trade their top draft pick in 2005, swapping a gifted cornerback and dazzling kick returner for a fourth-round selection this weekend and a sixthrounder in 2009.

That is if NFLcommissioner Roger Goodell lets him actually put on that Cowboys' uniform and play much this season.

If not, the Titans will have to return a draft pick in 2009 under the terms the teams agreed to Wednesday. The Titans only issued a two-sentence statement confirming the trade, adding that terms had to be finalized and Jones had to pass a physical. Cowboys team spokesman Rich Dalrymple said terms could be announced as early as today.

This deal allows the Titans to quit hearing questions about Jones' latest off-field incident, a chance to do exactly what coach Jeff Fisher has said the team did months ago and move on without him. They won't miss him - much - on the field. They had a defense that gave up the most yards with Jones in 2006 and the fifth-best in 2007 without him.

The Cowboys are taking a calculated gamble.

Jones can fill two big holes if reinstated this year. Dallas owner Jerry Jones, who twice within the past week had said the talks were stalled, can try to reclaim Jones as he did receiver Terrell Owens and defensive tackle Tank Johnson, who was suspended for parts of 2007.

Arora said Wednesday night they had not been told of the trade by either team, but were cautiously optimistic. Jones has talked often of his desire to play for the Cowboys in recent weeks, even appearing on Michael Irvin's radio show in Texas.

He was scheduled for a base salary of $1.74 million in 2008 and had been under contract through 2009 before his suspension.

The first defensive player drafted in 2005, sixth overall out of West Virginia, had been Tennessee's best defender with his four interceptions coming in 2006. He also led the NFLthat year with an average punt return of 12.9 yards and three TDs.

But six arrests and 12 incidents where police were called since being drafted led to his suspension in April 2007 for the 2007 season.