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Dallas Cowboys' Adam Jones Upset With Imus' Comments

Posted on: Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 12:00 CDT

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones took exception to racial comments made about him by radio personality Don Imus on Monday.

During a morning segment on his WABC radio show in New York, Imus was listening to a report from anchor Warner Wolf about Jones dropping his nickname, "Pacman."

Wolf mentioned that Jones was arrested six times since he was drafted in 2005.

Imus then asked, "What color is he?"

"He's African-American," Wolf said.

"Well, there you go," Imus said. "Now we know."

Jones was unaware of the comments until a reporter played him a tape Monday night.

"I'm truly upset about the comments," Jones said. "Obviously Mr. Imus has problems with African-Americans. I'm upset, and I hope the station he works for handles it accordingly. I will pray for him."

Imus said through a spokesperson that he was misunderstood.

"I meant that he was being picked on because he's black," Imus said in the statement.

Imus was fired last year by MSNBC and CBS Radio for racial comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

WABC vice president Phil Boyce told The Associated Press that he is aware of the comments and that it's unlikely the station will take disciplinary action.

"I find the inference of [Imus'] remark disturbing because it plays into stereotypes," said the Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network, which was part of protests that led to Imus' firing last year.

Romo reportedly close to endorsement deal: Quarterback Tony Romo is close to signing a five-year, $10 million endorsement deal with Starter that would give him his own line of clothes and shoes, the Sports Business Journal reported.

Tara Levy, public relations manager for Iconix, which owns Starter, said no deal was in place.

COWBOYS SIGN LINEMAN: The Cowboys signed free agent offensive lineman Ryan Gibbons. He was on the practice squads of Jacksonville, Tampa Bay and Chicago last season. Gibbons, a 6-6, 320-pounder, can play all three positions on the line.

Source: The Dallas Morning News

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