Guys Named “Adam” Don’t Shoot Up Strip Joints
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... Adam Jones is reportedly asking that he no longer be referred to by that name. So for that reason, I look forward to calling him Pacman for another 10 years. From PRO FOOTBALL TALK.COM : According to Adam Schefter of NFL Network, Pacman no longer wants to be called Pacman. Instead of attempting to adopt a new moniker, Jones simply wants to be known as “Adam.” Jones is, as a practical matter, parting ways with an identity that has been with him for most of his life. Though it’s symbolic, it’s a symbol that he just might be maturing. Or it simply could be shrewd PR. Yeah, ...
Around the Horns, is anyone awake edition
Turf Show Times —
... Some linkage for a slooooooow Wednesday.
Fakhir Brown's football camp for kids in his hometown of Mansfield, LA gets underway this week.
Mike Martz, genius or just lucky?
Barry Sims might be more like Alex Barron than we realized. He had 14 penalties last year, 10 false starts, and allowed 9.5 sacks, by no means the worst number of his career. Barron had 13 penalties last year.
The end of Pacman, in name only? He'll always be Pacman to me.
Art imitates life.
A great look at the ...
Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Tiger, Mets, Favre
The Sporting Blog —
... ."They cracked me in the head a few times, knocking me unconscious ... Somehow they got me into a car and dropped me off in the street." Anyone buying that? Sports Business: "Pacman" to "Adam." It is the rebranding story of the year in sports: "Pacman" Jones wants us to call him by his given name , Adam (undoubtedly because the associations with "Pacman" are less than favorable). We shall see if the media complies. CFB: Michigan's signal-stealing earned them the '97 national title. ...
I Can No Longer Accept the Negative Connotation of Being Associated with a Popular Arcade Game
Kissing Suzy Kolber —
... I called y’all out here to let it be known that I, Adam Jones, will no longer be using the nickname Pacman. I made some mistakes over the last couple years, and I wanna break free from the reputation I created. I don’t wanna spend the rest of my career chasing ghosts. ...
