Titans Were Warned About Pacman

Maybe it's not true, but on the Foxsports.com NFL Czar blog, John Czarnecki relays a story that makes the Titans seem stupid for ever taking Pacman Jones (scroll down to Titans Were Warned).

According to Czarnecki, the Titans got a taste of Pacman's love for partying and his inability to be responsible before they ever drafted him. From the blog:

Fans may howl at this story, but marketing man Mike Ornstein warned Fisher about Pacman prior to the draft. Orny called him irresponsible. According to the story, Pacman was in New York City and Fisher wanted him to fly to Nashville prior to the draft. Well, he skipped his first flight. He was having too much fun in NYC. Ornstein, who was trying to sign Pacman to a Reebok deal, was told to get Pacman on the next plane out of LaGuardia. Well, Ornstein went through security with Pacman and escorted him to the departure gate. He watched Pacman get onto the plane.

However, the next phone call from Fisher said it all. Pacman didn't arrive on his scheduled flight. Yes, he slipped back off the plane at LaGuardia when Ornstein turned his back. There was simply too much partying to do in Manhattan.

If true, it kinda squashes the whole idea that the Titans investigated Pacman before the draft and found that he was a good character guy who had made a couple of mistakes.