What Is Adam “Pacman” Jones’ Net Worth and Career Earnings?
Adam “Pacman” Jones, a retired American professional football cornerback, has a net worth of $5 million. He was drafted in the first round with the sixth overall pick by the Tennessee Titans in the 2005 NFL Draft, and also played for the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, and Denver Broncos. Although he was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team in 2005 and was a Pro Bowl selection in 2015, his football career was overshadowed by his off-field behavior, which tarnished his reputation as a private citizen and professional athlete.
Aside from football, Jones also dabbled in other ventures, including Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and launching the record label National Street League Records and forming the rap duo Posterboyz. After retiring from the NFL in 2019, he began training as a boxer.
Adam Pacman Jones’ NFL Earnings
Adam Pacman Jones, the former NFL cornerback, earned a total of $36 million in salary during his NFL career. His highest-paid season was in 2017, when he earned a little over $6 million while playing for the Bengals.
Early Life and Career
Adam “Pacman” Jones was born in Atlanta in 1983 and raised by his mother and grandmother. His father was killed in a robbery when he was eight years old. Jones attended Westlake High School, where he excelled in football, track, and basketball. He earned All-American honors in all three sports and was named conference “Player of the Year” after his senior year of football.
Adam Jones enrolled at West Virginia University (WVU) after high school, majoring in Athletic Coaching Education and earning a spot on the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll. He played for the Mountaineers football team as a safety and reserve cornerback, earning accolades such as second team All-Big East Conference selection and first-team all-Big East. He was also named Big East Special Teams Player of the Year and played his final college game in the 2005 Gator Bowl. Jones ranks #2 on WVU’s career kickoff return yardage list, #6 on its yards per punt return list, and #11 on its career punt return yardage list.
Adam “Pacman” Jones NFL Career
Adam Jones was the sixth overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, and he sat out most of training camp due to a contract dispute with the Tennessee Titans, stemming from an arrest during college. He had 44 tackles as a rookie, followed by 62 tackles during his second season. Adam also completed three punt return touchdowns that season, which was tied for an NFL high.
In April 2007, Jones received a one-year suspension for violating NFL player conduct policy, and he took out an ad in “The Tennessean” in which he wrote, “To my family, teammates, coaches and fans, I recognize that I have lost the right to ask for your patience and understanding. However, I will do everything in my power to regain your trust and respect.”
Adam was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in April 2008 and signed a four-year contract with the team. He was fully reinstated to play in August 2008, and two months later, he was suspended for several games due to an altercation with his bodyguard. In early December 2008, Jones injured his neck during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and decided to keep playing.
In February 2009, the Cowboys released Adam, reportedly after team officials discovered that he was a suspect in a 2007 shooting outside an Atlanta strip club. In August 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Canadian Football League team the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but the following month, the team decided that they were no longer interested after Jones made comments they didn’t like in an online video.
He signed a two-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals in May 2010, followed by three-year deals in 2013 and 2016. In October 2010, Adam injured his neck again and had to miss the rest of the season, and in 2015, he was fined after an altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter during the Wild Card Round.
Jones missed the first game of the 2017 season because he had been suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, and in December of that year, he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a groin injury. In March 2018, Adam became a free agent, and he signed with the Denver Broncos in August. He in played seven games before the team released him in November, and he announced his retirement on May 24, 2019.
Legal Troubles of Adam “Pacman” Jones
Adam Jones has had a number of legal troubles throughout his career. In July 2005, he was arrested on charges of assault and felony vandalism after a nightclub altercation in Nashville. In February 2006, he was arrested in Fayetteville, Georgia, for felony and misdemeanor counts of obstruction of justice. He was suspended from the NFL for the entire 2007 season and part of the 2008 season for off-the-field conduct, which included an alleged altercation with an exotic dancer in Las Vegas. In October 2008, Jones sought treatment at an alcohol rehabilitation center after getting into an altercation with his bodyguard in a hotel room in Dallas.
In early 2017, he was arrested in Cincinnati for disorderly conduct, obstructing official business, assault, and harassment with a bodily substance. He pleaded guilty to obstructing a police officer after accepting a plea deal. In July 2018, he was attacked by an employee at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. In February 2021, Jones was arrested for misdemeanor assault in Hamilton County, Ohio, after punching and kicking another person in the head until they were unconscious.
Real Estate Investment of Adam “Pacman” Jones
According to records, Adam “Pacman” Jones purchased a house in Franklin, Tennessee for $1.575 million in 2006.
However, he sold the same house in 2008 for $1.35 million.
