cav-o

exactly

AMEN

TO is acting like a 2 yr old--wait, he's just acting like a BABY. Moss should be suspended. We've got kids who look up to these people as their role models and it's absolutely shameful to even think that a child would look up to punks and thugs such as these idiots. I'm not picking on these specific guys(okay only a little), but the extremely violent players in the NHL, the thugs, punks, etc in all of the other professional sports...MLB, NBA, etc. To most of these guys, it's only about getting the win and if they don't, all heck breaks loose or they act like complete jerks on AND off their respective playing fields. These guys should be punished. What message does not punishing people who've done something wrong send to a 4 year old who ADORES one of these morons? It's telling them that it's okay to do illegal things, okay to slash a hockey stick across someone's face, etc. These people should be taken out back and beaten with cane switches. Do they even check people's mental status before they sign 'em? Phew...okay I'm off my soapbox for now!

Thanks for the update, jaxman

The promising part was sarcasm.

Saw where Moss was quoted as saying "I still smoke pot"...real promising football players we got in this nation I tell ya! Oh and, AWESOME role models.

As far as I know, there's not a deal! NASHVILLE - Tennessee's top draft pick Adam ''Pacman'' Jones didn't sign a deal or practice Tuesday, and coach Jeff Fisher said that means the cornerback won't be going to Atlanta for the Titans' next exhibition. ''It's not like anybody's upstairs inking a contract right now,'' Fisher said. http://miva.jacksonsun.com/miva/cgi-bin/mi...200508177474424

any updates?

I've thought of you many times as well and you're still in my prayers, Craig! Great to hear from you. You've been an inspiration to many people and I hope you stay strong! You've got a lot of people praying for your recovery and for your family as well. Tennessee teen who lost leg in shark attack visits Titans' camp NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Craig Hutto, the Tennessee teenager who lost his right leg after a shark attack in Florida in June, visited the Tennessee Titans' training camp Sunday and wound up posing for photos with Steve McNair and linebacker Keith Bulluck. Hutto was the second of three people attacked by sharks in Florida within a week along the Gulf Coast. He had been fishing with his brother in waist-deep water off Cape San Blas on June 27, and his right leg had to be amputated. The 17-year-old from Lebanon, Tenn., watched the Titans practice for about an hour despite temperatures that felt like 100 degrees. Then a handful of Titans stopped to visit with Hutto in his wheelchair with his parents watching. Roger Hutto called the visit a wonderful day for his son and something more than what they could ever have expected. His son returned to high school a couple weeks ago and has been undergoing therapy on his hands, which were injured in fighting off the shark. "The school's worked well with us ... .He's progressing little by little," Roger Hutto said. Craig Hutto is looking much better. He even got up from his wheelchair and hopped over to a doorway going into the Titans' building. He wants to begin walking and playing basketball and baseball, but his father said a prosthetic leg will be slow because of the nature of his injury. "His goal is to get back trying to be as normal as he can be," his father said.

Goodness...we should lift all these boys and their families up in prayer.

Agreed. Fisher: Time running out for top draft pick to help Titans By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Titans are heading into their third week of training camp, and coach Jeff Fisher said Saturday that means time is running out for top draft pick Adam "Pacman" Jones to help them this season. Jones' agent left Nashville on Friday after negotiating with Titans general manager Floyd Reese for a couple hours. The sixth pick overall and top defensive player taken in the draft is one of four draft picks who remain unsigned. Fisher said he has to assume now that the cornerback will not be in this week, which means he will miss half the preseason games. If Jones is signed in time to play at San Francisco on Aug. 26, the coach then has a tough decision. "Do we rush to get him ready to see if he can compete, help and contribute at the start of the regular season? If I do that, he's going to have to play an awful lot. Then I'm taking time away from people who've been here, who I know are getting better," Fisher said. The Titans drafted Jones hoping he would become one of their starting cornerbacks after losing both starters in the offseason. They also want the player out of West Virginia to become the punt and kick returner to boost units that were among the league's worst in 2004. "We'll deal with it when he gets in but with each passing day, it's harder for me and the staff to think he's going to help contribute in the return game. ... This league's different than where he's used to playing, and there's an adjustment period," Fisher said. "We'll have to wait and see." Jones has spent the past three weeks working out on his own in Jacksonville, Fla., and his agent said Jones is catching punts off a machine. That's not good enough to convince Fisher, who set return records while a player with the Chicago Bears in the 1980s. "I haven't seen him catching punts ...," Fisher said. "The last thing I'm going to do is put him out there and have one bounce off his chest. He needs to prove he can consistently catch it."

gosh great point, they should be paid MORE!

I don't want to take away from Mr Williams since this thread was about him, but here's the link about Massey. Keep us updated on Jon's condition, please. It sounds pretty serious if he was lifted to the Med. http://miva.jacksonsun.com/miva/cgi-bin/mi...200508137464369

sending prayers from Crockett Co...please pray for our boy Craig Massey, too please.

great post

I'm with you on that one! Small town, home grown football players who play their hearts out. The coaches aren't so bad either, ya know? Gotta love it!

I saw that and I think it was the right move for him. You just can't perform if your body won't let you! I'm glad he swallowed his pride and moved on and didn't do more injury to himself by being stupid. thumb

The reason why I don't like the NFL and NBA is because of thugs like him.

Draft pick sues accusers claiming conspiracy, slander By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's top draft pick responded Thursday to the men who accused him of hitting them at a nightclub by suing them on charges of conspiracy, defamation and slander. With his agent in town to try to finalize his contract, Adam "Pacman" Jones had his lawyer file the suit in Davidson County Circuit Court against club manager Robert Gaddy and his brother Lamar Woodson. Jones is asking for $7.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Agent Michael Huyghue said the lawsuit was filed "to serve notice that Adam will not be the target of false accusations." Gaddy pressed charges July 13 and had Jones arrested on a charge of misdemeanor assault and a felony count of vandalism. In the lawsuit, Jones claims he only had a verbal disagreement around midnight in the club where he was holding a private party after a Destiny's Child concert. Gaddy accused Jones, the sixth overall pick in the draft, of hitting him and ripping off a gold chain that has not been found. The lawsuit accuses Gaddy and Woodson of conspiring to cause Jones' damage and demanded that Jones pay them $250,000 to end the charges. The charges were on the docket in General Sessions Court on Thursday afternoon, but Huyghue said the case would be postponed. He and Jones' attorney plan to meet with the district attorney while in town to pursue possible criminal actions. This guy is such an embarrassment already, as well as a girly man.

Pacman questions teammates' loyalty By JIM WYATT The Tennessean Aug 10 2005 NASHVILLE - When the Titans used their first-round draft pick on cornerback Adam ''Pacman'' Jones, they envisioned him bonding quickly with his new teammates and becoming a big contributor on a reshaped defense. Barely a month before the season opener it's clear that plenty of patchwork will be needed - on the field and in the locker room - once Jones arrives in Nashville. Players have been critical of Jones during his contract holdout, now in its 13th day. This week, he fired back. ''It really is biting at me,'' Jones said by phone. ''My teammates, I don't think they've been as loyal as they should have been in this situation. A lot of other guys around the league are holding out and my teammates are the only ones that are saying negative stuff about me.'' Jones said he is particularly perturbed with veteran linebacker Keith Bulluck. ''It bothers me that I am not on the field,'' Jones said. ''But then I have to hear Keith Bulluck talking about me, how he doesn't even know who Pacman is. ''As far as my teammate and everything, that will never change. But as far as the respect level off the field and me calling him for advice, that will never happen now.'' Jones, the No. 6 overall draft pick, remains without a contract. His agent, Michael Huyghue, plans to be in Nashville later this week to meet with Titans General Manager Floyd Reese, but as of Tuesday the two sides were no closer to a deal. ''No letters, no talks,'' Reese said. Jones is working out in Jacksonville and keeping up with the Titans via the Internet. He said he's tried repeatedly to get in touch with Bulluck and has also noticed comments from defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, who was a holdout in 2002. ''The kid, what's his name? Haynesworth? He missed four days. The little stuff he is saying is irrelevant,'' Jones said. ''But Keith saying he is not going to call me Pacman, he is going to call me Adam - 'Who is Adam? I don't know if this guy can help us' - that is a little outrageous for my teammate to say that.'' Between practices on Monday, Bulluck said he's been playing ''phone tag'' with Jones. ''I am in camp. I don't know what he is doing all day,'' said Bulluck, who was a 2003 Pro Bowl selection and is regarded as the leader of the defense. ''So if I call him when I have time off and he calls me back when I am at practice, I can't control that. If he really needs to get in touch with me he knows how.'' Said Jones: ''He called me at 7 o'clock in the morning when he knows I am not going to answer the phone. I have called Keith about 20 times and left messages. Every time I call he doesn't answer. I have gotten to the point where I am not calling him any more.'' Jones said if Bulluck is trying to pressure him to report to training camp by criticizing him, it's not working. ''There ain't no pressure because Keith has never been in the situation I am in - Keith ain't never been drafted high,'' Jones said. ''I don't feel any pressure. I play football, and pressure on the field is irrelevant.'' Bulluck was the No. 30 overall pick in 2000. As for how Bulluck might react to his comments, Jones said: ''It really doesn't matter. I hope he responds like a man and tries to call me and talk to me and see what is going on with me. But for the most part I am not here to please Keith or nobody, I am in Tennessee to play football ... That is the only reason.'' Told of Jones' comments after Monday's late practice, Bulluck appeared angry but did not comment. Coach Jeff Fisher said Jones and his future teammates are speaking out of frustration. ''Once he gets here things will settle down,'' Fisher said. ''They want him here. They are going to show him the way once he gets here. Pac has a responsibility and only one responsibility, and that is to come here and get to work. That is all he should be concerned about. Bulluck said he's not sure how Jones will be received when he is finally in a Titans uniform and blamed Huyghue for not having Jones in camp by now. Jones used to be represented by Bulluck's agent, Gary Wichard, but Jones fired him not long after the draft to go with Huyghue. ''It is not really up to me, it is the whole team. I don't get into hazing or things like that, but it is how the team will embrace him,'' Bulluck said. ''He is just going to have to endure whatever comes with holding out for two weeks and after that we'll move on. He is going to be with us for years and is going to help us. ''He doesn't have to answer to me. He has to answer to his teammates. I am just one player on this team.''

smokin stuff'll do that to ya(jk!)

Well said!

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Those are some nice pics you got there, catfish.

yeah for real, i didn't get that either.