Fisher: "Pacman Needs to Look Elsewhere"

If the Cowboys make that '09 pick a four instead of a five, I bet Bud lets him go. Thing is, I bet this has gotten personal for Bud Adams. The last thing he wants is to have Dallas getting the better of a deal with him.

Usually, a player gets all their bonus money up front. Apparently, Pacman's deal had it spaced out and the Titans cut him off when he was suspended. So of the $13M he signed for, he may only have $8M or $9M. If you prorate that over the length of the contact, you're talking probably $2.5M or so Bud wants from either Pacman or the Cowboys.

By this being part of the negotiations, I assume Pacman can't/won't pay back the bonus money. I bet the guy is close to broke and Arora is looking to that Cowboy's contract for some of the money he's invested representing Jones. So Bud is going after the money as a matter of principle with the Cowboys.

 

Because it's been more than 24 hours since we posted a Pacman article...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3330169

"To facilitate a trade to Dallas -- where Jones says he prefers to resume his career -- the player has offered to forego the $1.2 million performance bonus he earned for playing at least 25 percent of the Titans' defensive plays in an attempt to offset the $1.275 million signing bonus the Titans are currently demanding he repay before completing any trade. According to sources, Jones is willing to call it even and walk away. The Titans have not made that compromise."

So the Titans owe Pac $1.2M for his play in '06 and he owes the Titans $1.275M in signing bonus money? If this is the case, and the Titans are happy with a four and five, then this thing will be done by next week.