Pacman must play well to cash in with Dallas Cowboys

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JONES DEAL PROTECTS ‘BOYS
Published 5/1/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
In acquiring cornerback Pacman Jones, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2005 draft, from the Titans, the Cowboys worked out a new deal with Jones.  And that contract heavily protects the Cowboys financially. Per Todd Archer of the Dallas Morning News , Jones will earn a base salary of $700,000 in 2008 , with no signing bonus.  His salary increases to $1 million in 2009, with a $250,000 roster bonus.  The base pay jumps to $3 million in 2010, with another roster bonus in the amount of $255,000 and a reporting bonus of $345,000. In the final year of the contract, the salary spikes ...

Pacman Jones news
Published 5/1/2008 by Dave Halprin (Grizz) at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
... Pacman Jones is in the news again for a couple of different reasons. One is a purely football matter, well, almost, because anything to do with our new cornerback is always shaped by what happens with his off the field problems. In this particular case, the details of Pacman’s new contract with the Cowboys have been revealed by Todd Archer.   As expected, Pacman will be playing for minor ducats unless he can reach some significant incentive clauses or if he remains on the team through the 2011 season. ...

Pacman Jones Can Earn Big Money
Published 5/1/2008 by David Kindervater at EMQB - NFL Blogcast
... and $345,000. He also has $250,000 workout bonuses in 2009 and 2010. In order to really cash in, though, Pacman has to play at a high level. If he is named to two Pro Bowls or intercepts seven passes in any two of the first three seasons and participates in 65 percent of the snaps, his base salary would jump up to the 2011 franchise tender, making him one of the NFL’s highest-paid cornerbacks. Now those are some pretty convincing reasons to stay out of trouble. Source: DallasNews.com, Photo: Newscom Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Pacman Jones, ...