Pacman Jones was traded from the Tennessee Titans to the Dallas Cowboys during the draft weekend and it would reason that since the NFL approved the trade, the NFL was giving an indication it might one day soon reinstate the former first-round pick who played cornerback at WVU.

Well, maybe not.

Documents uncovered by NewsChannel 5 reveal Jones told detectives a man he had never met before, Edwards, told him he would take care of things. Then, Jones witnessed Edwards opening fire.

Jones told police Edwards extorted $15,000 from him, telling him he needed to pay for “services rendered.”

“I definitely didn’t receive no $15,000,” Edwards said. “I definitely didn’t extort nobody out of no money.”

Instead, Edwards said Jones “paid somebody to shoot that club up.  Now, if he wants to tell on somebody he needs to tell on himself and tell them what he actually done.”

Edwards is compassionate for the victims because “I’ve been shot before. I know how it feels.” Awww. It’s one man’s word against another’s, but one thing is pretty interesting, and perhaps worrisome, because it suggests P might not be out of trouble … and not just with the law.

Edwards said Jones knows the shooter well. Edwards said the shooter is part of a crowd Jones hangs out with in Atlanta.

“He knows they name,” Edwards said. “He knows they street name. He needs to tell on them instead of trying to put this on me when he knows I didn’t do this and he know I never met him before and he know he don’t know me and I don’t know him.”

So, how did Jones pick Edwards out of a lineup? 

Edwards said a good description from the real culprits made it easy. Edwards has distinct tattoos and an amputated arm.

And, fingering him, Edwards said, was no real threat.   

“He’s doing that on purpose so he don’t get them caught up,” Edwards said. “Now, those people will come get him.”