Pacman Jones suspended indefinitely from NFL
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The Dallas cornerback was involved in an altercation last week with a bodyguard. He'll miss at least the next four games.
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has been suspended indefinitely without pay by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for his latest violation of the league's personal-conduct policy.
Jones, who was suspended for the entire 2007 season, was involved in an alcohol-related altercation last week with a bodyguard who had been hired by the Cowboys to keep him out of trouble. The player has a long history of run-ins with the law.
In a letter delivered to Jones today, Goodell called the latest confrontation "a disturbing pattern of behavior and clearly inconsistent with the conditions I set for your continued participation in the NFL."
Jones, a former Tennessee Titans standout who sat out last season while serving a 17-month suspension for off-the-field problems, was allowed to participate in training camp with the Cowboys this summer. He was reinstated by Goodell just before the regular season began.
"I am fully a Dallas Cowboy," Jones said at the time. "I don't have it lingering over my head, 'will he get reinstated, will he not get reinstated.' I just have to keep myself out of bad situations like I have been doing the last six or seven months."
Jones will miss at least the next four games, and Goodell will determine the final length of the suspension following the Cowboys' Nov. 16 game at Washington. According to the league, the decision whether Jones can return will be based on his "strict compliance" with the treatment plans of the NFL and Cowboys. Also, the league has retained clinical experts who will provide Goodell with evaluations of Jones' progress.
sam.farmer@latimes.com
