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They say leopards can't change their spots. It appears that Bengals can't change their stripes, either. Adam "Pacman" Jones will sign with the Bengals in the near future, according to multiple reports, led by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. The cornerback worked out for the team on Monday, the second time that he's visited them this offseason, and it seems that the potential for him to help the defense outweighs the cargo hold full of baggage Jones brings with him.
Jones couldn't ask for a better landing spot, at least in terms of a team willing to overlook copious amounts of baggage. The Bengals have a long history of welcoming players with checkered pasts, including Matt Jones, the former Jaguars wide receiver who they signed earlier this offseason. Neither Jones played at all during the 2009 season and both of them missed time during the 2008 season because of suspensions related to their off-field indiscretions.
Even for the Bengals, though, Jones represents a big step. He's played only nine games in the last three years because of the fallout from the infamous shooting outside a Las Vegas strip club in 2007. He was suspended for the entire 2007 season, was suspended again in 2008 for an alcohol-related fight with one of his own bodyguards and, after the Cowboys released him following that season, was treated like he was toxic by all 32 teams last season.
Predicting how much Pacman will actually contribute to the Bengals defense is a bit difficult. They return a pair of steady starters in Leon Hall and Jonathan Joseph and also have 2009 contributors Rico Murray and Morgan Trent on the roster. The Bengals also drafted Brandon Ghee in the third round last month. You can never have enough cornerbacks, or so the saying goes, but Jones isn't a sure bet to be a regular next season.
At his full capabilities, there's little chance that Jones wouldn't find his way to at least third on that depth chart but he's played so little in the last three years that there's no way to know exactly what to expect.
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