THE UNIVERSITY JAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008
SPORTS
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NFL
Pacman Jones checks in to alcohol treatment center
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones attended the NFL football team's training camp in Oxnard, Calif. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has suspended Adam "Pamman" Jones indefinitely for violating the league's personal conduct policy Tuesday. Jones was involved in an alcohol-related scuffle with one of his bodyguards at a private party in Dallas on Oct. 7.
BY RACHEL COHEN ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has entered an alcohol treatment center.
The off-troubled player has checked into a facility "in another part of the country," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told The Associated Press on Monday.
"It's totally done through and by the NLA." lervy Jones said.
The NFL, said Monday it would not comment.
The league suspended Adam Jones for at least four games last Tuesday for again violating its personal conduct policy.
Only six weeks after being reinstated from a 17-month suspension because of repeated legal problems, Jones was involved in an alcohol-related scuffle Oct. 7 with one of his bodyguards at a private party in Dallas.
The Cowboys had employed the bodyguards to try to keep
lones out of trouble.
"They lost their job when he got suspended. They lost it because there's no more Adam to look out for," Jerry Jones said after a news conference announcing a company the Cowboys are forming with the New York Yankees to handle concession and merchandise sales at their new stadiums.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will determine the full length of the suspension after the Cowboys play Nov. 16 at Washington. Goodell has said a lifetime ban remains a possibility.
The league has said reinstatement will depend on strict compliance with treatment plans and an evaluation by "clinical experts."
Asked later Monday if he believed the treatment will help Adam Jones deal with his problems, Cowboys coach Wade Phillips stammered a bit before reiterating that he wasn't going to discuss players not with the team.
"Same as last week, he's not with
us" Phillips said. "My concern is the guys that are with us, and try to get them to play well."
The previous suspension cost Adam Jones the entire 2007 season for the Titans. He was traded to Dallas in April, with Tennessee receiving a fourth-round draft pick. The Titans were also supposed to get a sixth-round next year, but because Jones has been suspended again, Dallas will instead receive their fifth-round pick in 2009.
After the trade, Jones stayed out of trouble until the scuffle at an upscale Dallas hotel. Jerry Jones has said that banter between the player and his bodyguard got out of hand, resulting in the scuffle and a small glass item on the vanity in the restroom being damaged. Dallas police responded to a disturbance call about 11 p.m., and the matter was over by the time they arrived.
The player and the bodyguard, Tommy Jones, told police everything was OK. Police said both were driven from the hotel
by an acquaintance, and the bodyguard didn't want to press charges.
Jerry Jones has acknowledged alcohol was served at the party, but that witnesses told him the player's "conduct should not be interpreted as over-drinking."
Adam Jones was arrested six times and involved in 12 instances requiring police intervention after Tennessee drafted him in the first round in 2005.
Jones started all six games for the Cowboys before being suspended, partly because Pro Bowl cornerback Terence Newman has been injured. Jones had 25 tackles and 11 pass deflections and averaged 5.0 yards on 16 punt returns.
Jones was an elite cornerback and kick returner in his first two seasons with the Titans, but the accumulation of arrests and legal problems, including his connection to a shooting at a Las Vegas strip club, led to his suspension without pay in April 2007.
NFL
Steven Jackson should recover in time for Rams-Patriots
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS — Had Rams coach Jim Haslett had his way, running back Steven Jackson wouldn't have been on the field during the play he got hurt in Sunday's win against the Dallas Cowboys.
As it is, though, Jackson stayed one play too long and suffered a slightly strained quadriceps, an MRI revealed Monday.
"I had just told them to get Jackson out of there and he got hurt that play," Haslet said.
Having Jackson healthy for
But Haslett expects Jackson to be available to play this week against New England.
the game against New England will be imperative as it usually is considering Jackson's value to the offense.
"It was a slight strain." Haslett said. "He will be limited this week but he should be fine for the game."
Jacks son rumbled for 160 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries against the Cowboys in the Rams' surprising 34-14 blowout victory.
results of that test revealed more than a bruise but not much more according to Haslett.
"I had just told them to get Jackson out of there and he got hurt that play."
JIM HASLETT St. Louis Rams head coach
It was that 25th and final carry, a play that coincidentally went for just a 1-yard gain, where Jackson planted awkwardly as he fell to the turf.
In the moments after the game, Jackson declared the injury just a bruise pending the MRI. The
Jackson isn't likely to practice much this week, especially early in the week, but that could change as the week goes on.
"We'll see how he is,"
Haslett said. "He probably won't do much early in the week."
If Jackson can't go against the Patriots, the Rams will turn to a three-pronged running attack featuring Antonio Pittman, Travis Minor and Kenneth Darby.
Elsewhere on the injury front, the Rams had a mix of good news
and bad.
Receiver Derek Stanley took a helmet to helmet hit from Dallas safety Keith Davis that left him motionless for a few minutes. After walking off on his own power, Stanley was taken to a St. Louis hospital for observation.
Apparently, Stanley is OK as he checked himself out of the hospital last night and will be reevaluated before he returns to the field this week.
Safety Todd Johnson suffered a bruised kidney and will likely miss a couple of games. Receiver Drew Bennett's foot has not healed and he will be out again this week.
Left tackle Orlando Pace, who missed Sunday's game because of a slightly torn quadriceps, worked out Monday and is expected to return to practice Wednesday.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson runs past Dallas Cowboys linebacker Bradie James on his way to an 18-yard gain during the first quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday in St. Louis. Hodgson had three touchdowns and ran for 160 yards in the Rams' 34-14 victory.
Today's Homecoming Events Tuesday, Oct. 21
- Homecoming Murals, Wescoe, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Basketball Tournament, KU Rec Center
- Tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 22
- Jayhawk Renaissance Festival, Strong Hall lawn, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Campus offices Homecoming decorating contest, 3 p.m.
- Students for KU/Endowment "Cash Cube" prize machine, Wescoe, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Comedian Gabriel Iglesias, Lied Center, tickets on sale through SUA, 7:30 p.m.
Quest for the Homecoming Trail Clue Clue #2
This facility will be dedicated in honor of our Grand Marshal on Friday, October 24 at 3 p.m.
This facility is open from 5:30 a.m. to midnight Good Luck!
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