Cowboys owner: A. Jones reinstated by league
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The NFL is giving Adam Jones another chance. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said yesterday that the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but he must miss two more games - Sunday and the next game on Thanksgiving. He will be back Dec. 7 at Pittsburgh. "He much appreciates the Cowboys and Jerry Jones for standing behind him and encouraging him, and he's grateful to the commissioner," said Worrick Robinson, Adam Jones' Nashville-based attorney. Jerry Jones would not reveal any conditions the commissioner might have imposed, and the league office said it would not have any immediate comment. Jerry Jones, though, said, "He's a long way, a long way from having clear sailing." Adam Jones was suspended for the 2007 season because of multiple legal incidents while with the Tennessee Titans. During the offseason, he was traded to Dallas and then given another chance by Goodell. The Cowboys gave him a security team to help keep him in line, but Oct. 7, Jones got into an alcohol-related scuffle with one of the bodyguards during a private party. Jones spent part of his time away undergoing alcohol rehabilitation.
Jurisprudence:: The man accused of killing Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams now faces murder charges in another slaying. Willie D. Clark, 25, was indicted in Denver in the December 2006 shooting death of Kalonniann Louisa James Clark. Prosecutors said they don't believe the two were related. Also indicted in Kalonniann Clark's death was Brian Hicks, 29, who police say owned an SUV that was used in Williams' drive-by slaying on New Year's Day 2007. Willie Clark faces 39 counts, including murder, in Williams' slaying. He hasn't entered a plea.
Et cetera:: Jets quarterback Brett Favre is having too much fun leading first-place New York to even think about next season. "I don't see how anyone, aside from you guys, can focus on next year when what we're trying to do right now is win and do something this year," Favre, 39, told reporters. ... Browns tight end Kellen Winslow suffered a sprained right shoulder in Monday night's win over the Bills, an injury unlikely to keep him out for an extended period. ... The Seahawks put defensive end Patrick Kerney (shoulder) on injured reserve. ... Vikings defensive end Jared Allen will not be suspended for a spate of late hits. Coach Brad Childress said he was told by the NFL that Allen will be fined $25,000 but not punished further. Allen was fined $50,000 for two late hits this month on Texans quarterback Matt Schaub. ... Buccaneers leading rusher Earnest Graham will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right ankle during Sunday's win over the Vikings. Tampa Bay signed running back Noah Herron.
