Adam Jones: Don't Call Me Pacman

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Pacman Jones doesn't want to be known as Pacman anymore. Adam Schefter of NFL Network is reporting that Jones will publicly request this week that he just be known as Adam Jones.

Presumably, this is a symbolic gesture on his part to distance himself from his troubled past, as the word "Pacman" has become synonymous with off-field trouble in the NFL. Over the last year, high-profile NFL people like Commissioner Roger Goodell, Titans coach Jeff Fisher and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones have taken to referring to him as "Adam," not "Pacman."

It will be hard for people to get used to losing the moniker. His NFL.com player page just calls him Pacman, not Adam, and the back of his jersey used to say "P. Jones." (That issue is now moot, as the NFL has stopped putting first initials on jerseys.) But if he wants to be called Adam, I'll call him Adam.