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| 8th August, 2005 - 7:32 pm |  ESPN - The battle over a contract for cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, the sixth player selected overall in the draft and one of eight first-rounders yet to reach agreement, moved on Monday from the board room to the Tennessee Titans' locker room.
For the most part, Tennessee veterans have all but ignored Jones' continuing absence, and downplayed the fact that the rebuilding Titans remain without a youngster expected to play a significant role in 2005. But following the Monday morning practice, several players, most notably defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, noted that Jones' potential impact as a rookie is being reduced every day he isn't here in camp.
And the fourth-year veteran Haynesworth opined that, when Jones arrives, he may not be greeted warmly.
"He's not going to have any favorites in this locker room if he comes in here [with the attitude] the way he left [after minicamp]," Haynesworth said. "He's got a lot of work to do. He's going to have to be covering receivers like Marvin Harrison (of Indianapolis) and Andre Johnson (of Houston), and right now I'm not sure he can cover a free agent."
A few players offered similar assessments, although few for attribution.
"No matter when he gets here, he's going to have to do a lot of catching up, and let's leave it at that," said linebacker Keith Bulluck. [READ] |
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