Pacman hopeful of returning soon to Cowboys
Source: Fox Sports
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Suspended Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has completed the inpatient portion of his NFL-ordered alcohol treatment and has returned to Texas, where he is hopeful of soon being able to rejoin the team.
Jones' attorney, Worrick Robinson, said the player is handing personal matters while waiting for commissioner Roger Goodell to determine if Jones will be reinstated and be able to play again this season or in the future.
"He's using this time to focus on himself and focus on his priorities, which is to stay committed to the program he started," Robinson told the AP late Tuesday night. "He's re-establishing his life in Dallas with this program being a priority."
Jones was suspended indefinitely last month for violating the league's personal conduct policy. The commissioner said then that the suspension would be a minimum of four games and that he would evaluate the situation after that time.
The fourth game was Sunday, and Jones took part in a program in the Boston area during the month while he wasn't playing.
Robinson said there has "not been any timetable for when a decision will be made by the commissioner."
Only six weeks after being reinstated from a 17-month suspension because of repeated legal problems, the cornerback was involved in an alcohol-related scuffle Oct. 7 with one of his bodyguards at a private party at an upscale Dallas hotel. The Cowboys had employed the bodyguards to try to keep Jones out of trouble.
The league said then that reinstatement would depend on strict compliance with treatment plans and an evaluation by "clinical experts."
In an interview Tuesday on the NFL Network, Goodell said he would be hearing later this week from professionals who have been evaluating Jones over the past month.
The commissioner said a decision with respect to Jones' status would be made "some time in the coming days."
Robinson said Jones will be establishing an outpatient relationship in Dallas as he continues with his program.
"He is staying true to his program, but he is also a 25-year-old young man who is a professional football player and he would like to return to his family, which is the Cowboys," Robinson said. "He and I have had several discussions that the only thing he can control is what he's doing and how he's addressing his personal issues, and the rest of that is out of his control."
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said last week that he would welcome Adam Jones back to the team if he's reinstated and didn't expect it to be a distraction if the player returned.
"No, not if he's adhering to the kind of things that he has to address," the owner said. "He was a hard worker, hard practicer and certainly contributed positively to our team. So I don't consider him a distraction."
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Suspended Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has completed the inpatient portion of his NFL-ordered alcohol treatment and has returned to Texas, where he is hopeful of soon being able to rejoin the team.
Jones' attorney, Worrick Robinson, said the player is handing personal matters while waiting for commissioner Roger Goodell to determine if Jones will be reinstated and be able to play again this season or in the future.
"He's using this time to focus on himself and focus on his priorities, which is to stay committed to the program he started," Robinson told the AP late Tuesday night. "He's re-establishing his life in Dallas with this program being a priority."
Jones was suspended indefinitely last month for violating the league's personal conduct policy. The commissioner said then that the suspension would be a minimum of four games and that he would evaluate the situation after that time.
The fourth game was Sunday, and Jones took part in a program in the Boston area during the month while he wasn't playing.
Robinson said there has "not been any timetable for when a decision will be made by the commissioner."
Only six weeks after being reinstated from a 17-month suspension because of repeated legal problems, the cornerback was involved in an alcohol-related scuffle Oct. 7 with one of his bodyguards at a private party at an upscale Dallas hotel. The Cowboys had employed the bodyguards to try to keep Jones out of trouble.
The league said then that reinstatement would depend on strict compliance with treatment plans and an evaluation by "clinical experts."
In an interview Tuesday on the NFL Network, Goodell said he would be hearing later this week from professionals who have been evaluating Jones over the past month.
The commissioner said a decision with respect to Jones' status would be made "some time in the coming days."
Robinson said Jones will be establishing an outpatient relationship in Dallas as he continues with his program.
"He is staying true to his program, but he is also a 25-year-old young man who is a professional football player and he would like to return to his family, which is the Cowboys," Robinson said. "He and I have had several discussions that the only thing he can control is what he's doing and how he's addressing his personal issues, and the rest of that is out of his control."
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said last week that he would welcome Adam Jones back to the team if he's reinstated and didn't expect it to be a distraction if the player returned.
"No, not if he's adhering to the kind of things that he has to address," the owner said. "He was a hard worker, hard practicer and certainly contributed positively to our team. So I don't consider him a distraction."
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