'Pacman' Jones pleads guilty, gets probation
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01/18/2012 - Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones received one year of probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct for an incident outside a downtown Cincinnati bar last July.
Jones appeared in Hamilton County Municipal Court and apologized to officers for his behavior, saying he was "just trying to protect someone that I loved" prior to his run-in with police.
Judge Brad Greenberg scolded Jones for his "foolishness" and ordered he serve probation, pay a $250 fine and court costs and perform 50 hours of community service for pleading guilty to the misdemeanor.
In addition, Greenberg ordered Jones to stay away from the club where he was arrested, the Scene Ultra Lounge. A second misdemeanor for resisting arrest was dismissed.
Video of Jones' court appearance posted on cincinnati.com showed the football player wearing a black collared shirt with light stripes. He said he realizes he "could have handled [the situation] a lot better."
Jones, who said he was on probation elsewhere, had been charged with the two misdemeanors after resisting arrest by pulling away from officers as they tried to place him in handcuffs outside the lounge.
He had been escorted out of the building for refusing to calm down, according to court records.
In a strange scene befitting his well-documented misbehaved past, Jones spoke with the news media after he was released from jail last July and argued how he could have been resisting arrest while wearing a neck brace.
At the time, Jones was recovering from a herniated disc in his neck that had forced him to miss all but five games in 2010. He said he was out with his wife on her birthday.
Jones, 28, played in eight games for the Bengals this past season and started seven.
Once a rising NFL star, Jones has become better-known for off-the-field legal troubles, including his involvement in a Las Vegas strip club shooting in 2007, and his multiple league suspensions. He hasn't played more than nine games since the 2006 season.
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Problem with Bears?
Chicago, IL - New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and star linebacker Brian Urlacher shot down reports of a rift, saying they're simply not true.
"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."
Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
better place after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. They have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades after acquiring Cutler in an offseason trade with Denver. But there are questions about his attitude following a fallout with Broncos management and new coach Josh McDaniels.
His critics include former Bears coach Mike Ditka and former Indianapolis and Tampa Bay coach Tony Dungy, one of Smith's mentors. Smith, however, said Cutler has been a model teammate so far while denying any animosity with Urlacher.
"There's no issue with Jay and Brian, except Brian and Jay are both excited about being teammates for our club this year," coach Lovie Smith said. "No more than that. We can't spend a whole lot of time on something that isn't true. I have talked to the players. Whenever something comes out, you have to address it, but it's a non-issue."
In some ways, Cutler is getting a second chance in Chicago, an opportunity to repair his reputation.
Smith said another quarterback - Michael Vick - deserves one, although he doesn't see it happening with the Bears, who lack an experienced backup. The former Atlanta Falcons star, who served a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring, said Thursday he is getting close to signing with a pro football team.
"A second chance, like everyone in society who has paid their debt to society," Smith said. "He deserves a second chance. As far as we're concerned, we like this team that we have right now."
Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.
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