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