Tangled in court over the botched sale of his $2.6 million Flower Mound mansion, former Dallas Maverick Robert Pack said Friday that the deal fell through because Dallas Cowboys receiver Terry Glenn backed out and another buyer stepped in.
Mr. Pack's comments are the latest in a dispute that became public with a suit filed this month in Denton County. Mr. Glenn and his wife, Monica, accuse Mr. Pack of breaking the sales contract on the 9,300-square-foot house.
Terry Glenn (left) and Robert Pack
"Terry canceled the deal," said Mr. Pack, who played four seasons with the Mavericks in the late-1990s and retired from professional basketball in 2004. "He bluffed. And sometimes a bluff works against you, and this time it worked against him."
On Monday, a judge will hear Mr. Glenn's request to block the sale to another buyer.
The dispute appears to stem from a March 31 letter from Craig Rozen, who identified himself as Mr. Glenn's business manager. Asserting power of attorney to represent Mr. Glenn, Mr. Rozen declared the purchase contract "null and void" because of Mr. Pack's failure to vacate the property a day earlier as planned.
The letter ends with, "This is in accordance with Mr. Glenn's wishes."
Mr. Glenn's attorney, Daryl K. Washington, said Mr. Rozen works for Mr. Glenn's agent but was never Mr. Glenn's business manager and didn't have power of attorney.
Mr. Washington wouldn't discuss the letter further except to say Mr. Glenn didn't authorize it, and even if he did, Mr. Rozen's letter doesn't include any claim to represent Mrs. Glenn, the co-purchaser.
Mr. Rozen couldn't be reached for comment.
Mr. Washington said Mr. Pack was the one who backed out of the deal.
"Bottom line is you shouldn't enter into a contract with someone and then a better deal comes along and think, 'OK, I want to get out of this contract and get a better deal,' " Mr. Washington said. "That's just not how it works."
Mr. Pack said the sale price is the same in both offers, though the figure isn't public. The names of the new buyers weren't released.
The home, in the 5600 block of Masters Court in Flower Mound's gated Tour 18 community, features seven bedrooms, eight and a half baths and four fireplaces, according to appraisal records.
"[Mr. Pack] has another buyer who he's made a commitment to, and there's not the angst or problems that there are with Terry," said Roger M. Yale, Mr. Pack's attorney.
Mr. Yale released copies of text messages he said were between Mr. Glenn and a real estate broker representing Mr. Pack. The transcript, which couldn't be authenticated, includes several expletive-laced messages purportedly from Mr. Glenn, who's played in the NFL since 1996 and been with the Cowboys the last four seasons.
The messages reflect Mr. Glenn's displeasure, which also appears in court papers, that the house wasn't ready for Mr. Glenn to move into at the closing date.
Mr. Pack said the house was ready but that some items hadn't been removed because Mr. Glenn delayed depositing a $50,000 earnest payment.
"I have nothing against Terry Glenn," Mr. Pack said. "I don't know Terry Glenn. He took a chance, and it worked against him, plain and simple. I didn't back out of the deal. Terry Glenn backed out of the deal."
Mr. Washington said Mr. Glenn didn't back out and had already registered his name for the house's utility bills.
"Mr. and Mrs. Glenn complied with the contract and did everything that was necessary to complete the transaction," Mr. Washington said. "Mr. Pack never intended to stick to his end of the deal."
