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Adam Bernard "Pacman" Jones (born September 30, 1983) is an American football cornerback and return specialist for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans sixth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia. Jones has also played for the Dallas Cowboys. He was suspended from the NFL for the entire 2007 season and for part of the 2008 season for off-the-field conduct. ==Early years== Jones was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised by his mother, Deborah Jones, his grandmother, Christine Jones. His father was killed in a robbery in 1991 at the age of 26.〔http://www.esquire.com/features/history-of-pacman-jones#slide-2〕 As a child growing up in the Sandtown neighborhood of Atlanta, he was coached by longtime Sandtown coach Gary Jones. When Jones was a freshman at West Virginia University, his grandmother died of cancer; Jones had the only missed game of his three-year college career to attend her funeral. On the day of the NFL Draft, Jones wore a T-shirt that featured his grandmother's picture. Jones attended Westlake High School, in Atlanta, Georgia. Westlake was considered a football powerhouse; in 2005, the school had the most alumni in the NFL with six players. In football, Jones played in the Georgia-Florida all-star game, and was selected as the conference "Player of the Year" following his senior year after totaling 120 tackles, six interceptions and 1,850 rushing yards. In addition to his accomplishments in football, Jones also earned All-American honors in basketball and track. His basketball team won two state championships. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adam Jones (American football)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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