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What is Adam “Pacman” Jones’ net worth and career earnings?

Adam “Pacman” Jones is a retired American professional football player who has a net worth of $5 million. In the 2005 NFL Draft, Jones was drafted into the first round with the sixth overall pick by the Tennessee Titans. During his NFL career, he also played for the Dallas Cowboys, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Denver Broncos, and signed a one-year deal with Canadian soccer team Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but did not play with them. In 2005, Adam was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team, and was the PFWA All-AFC Selection in 2006. In 2014, he was the first All-Pro Team pick, and in 2015, he was selected to the Pro Bowl.

Although Jones’ football talent was praised during his high school and college years, what followed during his professional career had little to do with his football career, other than his status as a sports celebrity that contributed to his downfall as a respected private citizen (and eventually as a professional athlete). Adam also participated in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (as part of tag team Team Pacman with Ron Killings), and in 2007 launched the record label National Street League Records and formed the rap duo Posterboyz. After retiring from the NFL in 2019, he began training as a boxer.

career gains

During his NFL career, Adam Buckman Jones earned just over $36 million in NFL salary. His highest-paid season was in 2017 when he earned just over $6 million from the Bengels.

previous life

Adam “Pacman” Jones was born Adam Bernard Jones on September 30, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was raised by his mother Deborah and grandmother Christine, and in 1991 his father was killed during a robbery. Deborah gave Adam the nickname “Pacman” when he was a child because he would change direction as quickly as the famous video game hero Pac-Man. Jones grew up in the Sandtown neighborhood of Atlanta, attended Westlake High School, where he played soccer and earned American honors in both track and basketball. As a high school football player, Adam played in the All-Star Game between Georgia and Florida, and after his senior year, he was named Player of the Year due to his completion of 1,850 yards, six interceptions, and 120 tackles.

college career

After graduating from high school, Jones attended West Virginia University (WVU) where he majored in athletic training education and made the Academic Honors Award for Director of Athletics. He began playing for the Mountaineers football team as a freshman, in safe and reserve corner positions. During his sophomore year, Adam was the second pick for the All-Big East Conference team, and was the captain of the minor team as a junior. That year, he was named to the first team of its kind in the Big East, and several sources named him the honorable mention of All America. Jones was named Big East Special Teams Player of the Year as well, and his last college game was held at the 2005 Gator Bowl. He ranks No. 2 on the WVU’s professional kick-back yardage list (1,475 yards), No. 6 in her yards per kick-back yard list (10.92), and No. 11 on the yardage list (404 yards).

professional career

Adam decided to go public with the NFL Draft instead of attending his final year at WVU. He was the sixth pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft, and sat out of most training camp due to a contract dispute with the Tennessee Titans, stemming from an arrest while college. Jones initially did not want to agree to the guarantees of the contract, but eventually agreed to waive the bonuses or any guaranteed money if he was convicted of a crime during his time on the Titans. He had 44 interferences as a starter, followed by 62 interferences during his second season. Adam also completed three kick-back distances that season, which has been linked to the NFL’s rise. In April 2007, Jones received a year-long suspension for violating the NFL Player Conduct Policy, and issued an announcement in “The Tennessean” in which he wrote, “To my family, teammates, coaches, and fans, I realize 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 traded with the Dallas Cowboys in April 2008 and signed a four-year contract with the team. He was fully reinstated in August 2008, and two months later, he was suspended for several matches due to a quarrel with his bodyguard. In early December 2008, Jones injured his neck during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and decided to continue playing. It was later reported that the injury could be the end of the season or even the end of his career, but he played in the last game of the season.

In February 2009, the Cowboys released Adam, reportedly after team officials discovered he was a suspect in a 2007 shooting outside an Atlanta strip club. In August 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the Canadian Football League, but the following month, the team decided they were no longer interested after Jones made disliked comments 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 argument with the Pittsburgh assistant coach Steelers Joey Porter during the Wild Card Tour. Jones missed the first game of the 2017 season because he was suspended for violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy, and in December of that year, he was placed in injured reserve after sustaining a hip injury. In March 2018, Adam became a free agent, and signed with the Denver Broncos in August. He played seven matches before the team released him in November, and announced his retirement on May 24, 2019.

personal life

Adam married Tishana Holmes on July 5, 2014, and they welcomed three children together. His longtime friend Chris Henry died in 2009, and in a 2021 interview, Jones revealed that he adopted Henry’s children. Adam said of the decision, “Everyone knew Chris and I were best friends in college. I’m still close to his whole family. I’m still close to Lynn, the boys’ mother. We’re inseparable. We were just talking — I said, ‘I have to take the boys so I can Taking what we’ve done so far and maximizing it.” We’ve been working on this for 3-4 years and finally got it done. To me, it’s intimate because I know my man is right there and he smiles and says, “I really appreciate you.”

On July 14, 2005, Jones was arrested for assault and vandalism after a nightclub altercation in Nashville, Tennessee. On September 5, 2005, he was a guest at Nashville’s annual Kickoff Sports Council lunch and was “advised” by police after a loud verbal tantrum during which he was asked to wait in line for his car. In February 2006, Adam was arrested in Fayetteville, Georgia, after an incident outside a home. The charges for marijuana possession were soon dismissed, but the state lobbied for felony and misdemeanor charges of obstruction of justice. Jones was suspended from the NFL for the entire 2007 season and for part of the 2008 season for off-field conduct, which began on the morning of February 19, 2007 during the NBA All-Star Game Weekend in Las Vegas. He is allegedly involved in an altercation with an exotic dancer at Minxx, a local strip club. In October 2008, Adam sought treatment at an alcohol rehabilitation center not long after he had an altercation with his bodyguard in a hotel room in Dallas. In early 2017, he was arrested in Cincinnati for disorderly conduct, obstruction of official business, assault, and molestation, and a few months later pleaded guilty to obstructing a police officer after accepting a plea bargain. In July 2018, he was attacked by an employee at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, and in February 2021, Jones was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor assault in Hamilton County, Ohio, after he “punched someone else and kicked them in the head until they lost consciousness.”

Real estate

In 2006, Jones paid $1.575 million to purchase a home in Franklin, Tennessee. He sold the house for $1.35 million in 2008.