(4-26-08)

Jerry Jones on Pacman: 'The risk-reward needs to be done'

DALLAS (AP) - Jerry Jones isn't certain Adam "Pacman" Jones
ever will play for the Dallas Cowboys.
Yet the chance he might, and that he might play really well, was
good enough for Jerry Jones to absorb a public-relations hit. It
comes with the thought of acquiring the cornerback known more for
arrests than interceptions.
Jerry Jones said the trade to acquire Pacman from the Tennessee
Titans is done "for all practical purposes." Although they agreed
in principle Wednesday, things have dragged on because the
parameters and contract talks that have included both teams,
Pacman, the league office and the players association.
The crux of the deal is Dallas giving up a fourth-round pick
this year and a sixth next year, plus Jones getting a four-year
contract.
The Cowboys would get back a fourth-rounder in 2009 if Jones
isn't reinstated, or a fifth-rounder if he returns then gets busted
again.

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