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SportsAugust 7, 2007

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is ready to step into the wrestling ring. He signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and will appear in the ring Thursday, although it's not clear if he will wrestle. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, the company said Monday...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is ready to step into the wrestling ring.

He signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and will appear in the ring Thursday, although it's not clear if he will wrestle. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, the company said Monday.

Jones' first appearance will be for the iMPACT! show on Spike TV, and he'll appear in a pay-per-view show Sunday. TNA films at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla.

"I am a big fan of wrestling, so I wanted to give it a try," Jones said in a statement. "I respect wrestling and I'm not coming in like it's just a show. I want to prove that I am the greatest team-sport athlete."

NFL contracts prohibit non-football activities that could cause injury, and Jones' agent said last week that they had talked with the Titans about Jones' plans with TNA.

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TNA spokesman Steven Godfrey said he could not comment on whether Jones will wrestle.

"But he will be involved in a story line," Godfrey said.

Jones was suspended in April for the 2007 season by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for conduct detrimental to the league. He dropped his appeal of that punishment in June.

Goodell was asked about Jones' wrestling activities when he visited the Titans' camp Saturday.

"I've often said that it's not about what you say, it's about what you do," Goodell said. "It's your actions. And I think the actions will have to determine that."

Jones has been arrested six times since being drafted by the Titans in April 2005.

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