Cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones won't be disciplined by the Dallas Cowboys for a scuffle with his bodyguard that team owner Jerry Jones said resulted from joking banter that got out of hand and was quickly settled.
"They were literally kidding each other," Jerry Jones said yesterday. "They were jiving around ... and all of a sudden one of them started saying some things, and here you go."
Dallas police were called to an upscale downtown hotel because of the disturbance late Tuesday night. No charges were filed.
While not planning any discipline for Adam Jones, Jerry Jones acknowledged he was "very disappointed in that we're having to deal with this."
It remained unclear whether the NFL planned any discipline.
Adam Jones was fully reinstated by commissioner Roger Goodell just before the season opener after being suspended for 17 months and missing the 2007 season because of numerous off-field problems.
Goodell said in a radio interview yesterday that the league was investigating the matter.
"I'm disappointed that we're even discussing this at this point in time," Goodell said on ESPN Radio. "But we'll have to wait for the facts."
Jerry Jones said that the NFL was talking to Adam Jones and Tommy Jones, the bodyguard who is part of a security detail provided by the team to be with the player at all times.
Adam Jones was arrested six times and involved in 12 incidents requiring police intervention from the time the Tennessee Titans drafted him in the first round in 2005 and sent him to Dallas in April to complete a long-discussed trade.
Coach Wade Phillips said Jones would play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.
Redskins:: Defensive end Jason Taylor practiced for the first time since the emergency surgery on his left calf Sept. 22. Taylor did not take part in all the drills, and the team was going to be cautious about playing him Sunday against the Rams. The leg still has stitches, which Taylor protected during practice by wearing a titanium pad underneath a knee-high black sock. Cornerback Shawn Springs, who missed last week's game with a strained left calf, practiced and appears set to play Sunday. Right tackle Stephon Heyer, who has been out with a sprained shoulder, practiced but was less certain about his prospects.
