Pacman Jones in Tennessee, Estate of the Day
Oh wow, NFL cornerback and occasional aspiring wrestler Adam "Pacman" Jones is another athlete hoping for a big sale on his house. The flamboyant former Nashville Titan has moved on to the Dallas Cowboys and so he has put his Franklin, Tennessee home up for sale. And reading the blurb on the Real Estalker I knew I was in for a doozy. I've never seen quite so many gargantuan televisions in one place outside of a sports bar. The five-bedroom home is on 30 acres (the property website is called 30 acres and a lake). I'm not sure quite what to make of this one-- a big brick arch in the middle of a room for no good reason, a bedroom that appears to have a set of home theater seats plunked in front of a massive screen, a bathroom that seems to be designed based on the health clubs and gyms that Pacman Jones has likely seen a few of-- all these things combine to make a home that is many things but welcoming is not one of them. The property includes an eight-stall horse barn and a bucolic dock and lake spoiled by the addition of fountains. No pool but there is an above ground hot tub plunked onto the back deck. There are also two other homes on the property. Jones picked up the home in 2006 from an actress and a producer for $1.575 million and has listed it for $1,799,950 which the listing calls "priced well below market value." Maybe, but it will still be a hard sell.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
artifex May 11th 2008 1:40PM
Dierdre, if you compile a list of the top ten ugliest houses you've shown so far, make sure this is on it.
KF May 11th 2008 2:51PM
Okay, this one? It made me laugh out loud. I agree with Artifex. This is pure entertainment. And this in a house which values entertainment. You can just picture him slouching in one of his big chairs watching SpongeBob Squarepants on one of his big televisions, laughing at the underwater antics. This place belonged on MTV Cribs. Seriously, that would have been funny. "Yeah, and this is my big brick arch, cuz you know, I came from nothing and really wanted one. I'm blessed."
travisd May 11th 2008 5:30PM
Really. With all the awesome real estate out there, why on earth is this an estate of the day?
KF May 11th 2008 6:28PM
Train Wreck. We know we shouldn't slow down and watch the drama unfold, but sometimes we just can't help it. We gather at the scene of accidents and watch in horror. That's what do with these train wreck Estates of the Day.
DJ May 11th 2008 8:54PM
Looks like he and a couple of boyz from his posse went from the Strip Clubs to Sam's Club one morning came back with all of this.
And oak cabinets in the kitchen of a $1.8 million house???
Henry May 11th 2008 9:45PM
Brilliant. A home completely devoid of art save for portraits of the owner and Al Pacino as Tony Montana (in the bathroom no less).
Chris McMahon May 12th 2008 12:34AM
Damn that's one fugly house.
David May 12th 2008 10:19AM
Obviously this is a tongue-in-cheek Estate of the Day. Amusing!
John May 12th 2008 3:15PM
All that wall space and you place the beds in front of...the windows?
GlobalDia May 13th 2008 3:12PM
this is pure trash...just like the owner.
this wouldve made a good 'april fools' joke by luxist.