Chris Roling, Bengals WireMon, January 26, 2026 at 1:36 AM UTC·1 min readHere’s a blast from the past: Former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones is back in the news again, this time for trashing…Andy Dalton.
For one reason or another, Jones took to a platform recently and aired it out on Dalton and the team’s playoff struggles during the Marvin Lewis era.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhile chatting on Julian Edelman’s “Games With Names” show, Jones said that Dalton “could not take the pressure.”
Jones, at least, shot down the idea that Dalton’s struggles caused major issues in the locker room.
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The relevant clip (NSFW, language):
Dalton struggled in the playoffs, no doubt. The term “Dalton Line” got coined for a reason.
But zooming out, Jones was part of that infamous meltdown in Pittsburgh. And the collective team failed to win in the postseason during the Lewis era.
Had Jones voiced these concerns at the time, perhaps it would’ve gotten some traction in Cincinnati. About a decade later, bringing it up in a not-so-constructive manner is just an odd thing to do.
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