Pot meet kettle; kettle, pot. Few former NFL stars with dodgy pasts could talk to a troubled player like Adam “Pacman” Jones about turning around one’s image like Michael Irvin can. Despite his drug-related setbacks, Irvin went on to do a stint as a commentator and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Michael Irvin The Playmaker
Adam Jones Pacman
HIGHPOINT
Gave a tearful, personally revealing mea culpa in one of the Hall of Fame’s most memorable induction speeches.
Greatly responsible for adding “make it rain” to Middle America’s vocabulary.
LOW POINT
In 1996, a friend sells hidden camera footage that shows Irvin making purported cocaine buys and discussing using drugs.
Jones was charged with disorderly conduct in connection to a strip club shooting in Las Vegas that left a club employee paralyzed.
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Member of the Cowboys’ famed Triplets who were integral in Dallas’ three championship seasons.
“I’m the best. Hands down,” the standout cornerback and kick return phenom said, according to dallasnews.com’s Cowboys blog. “As far as the complete package goes, I’m the best.” Well, there you have it.
