Adam “Pacman” Jones took a break from his friendly feud with Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall to get down to some serious business.
The Cowboys’ suspended cornerback said Thursday he has sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking to be allowed to play this season.
“I think it should be successful. I did everything he asked me to do,” Jones said of the 1 1/2-page letter he sent Wednesday night after the Cowboys’ workouts with the Broncos.
While Jones is allowed to play in preseason games, the Cowboys don’t know when they will find out if he will be fully reinstated for the regular season. Goodell has said only that a decision would come before the regular season.
Since his trade from the Titans in the spring, Jones has participated in the Cowboys’ player development program and has tried to surround himself with better people. He has also pledged to donate school uniforms to grade-schoolers in Dallas.
“I didn’t do them to influence the commissioner. I did them to better myself as a person,” Jones said. “They were normally things that I have been doing besides staying out of trouble. That’s what I’m trying to do.”
• Cowboys nickel linebacker Kevin Burnett will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee today, two days after spraining the knee in drills.
Footnotes.
Saints defensive tackle Hollis Thomas could be out two months with a right triceps injury, all but ensuring that top draft pick Sedrick Ellis will be thrust into a major role on the defensive line.
• Colts cornerback Kelvin Hayden (bruised right heel) and right tackle Ryan Diem (shoulder) are nursing injuries.
• Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck returned to drills for the first time since his back stiffened six days ago, but he doesn’t expect to play in Saturday’s exhibition game against the Bears.
• Receiver Plaxico Burress, with the aid of orthotics that have been built into his shoes to compensate for what he called “extremely flat feet,” said he expects to be on the field for the Giants’ season opener Sept. 4 against Washington.
• Titans starting right tackle David Stewart, bothered by a cartilage tear since last season, underwent arthroscopic surgery and will be sidelined two to three weeks.
• Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme was 9-of-14 for 54 yards in his first real action since ligament replacement surgery in October, but Tony Hunt’s 51-yard touchdown run with 2:15 left led Philadelphia to a 24-13 victory over Carolina.
