Cowboys CB Adam Jones sends reinstatement letter
From charity work to praying for Don Imus, Pacman Adam Jones has certainly done all the right things to get back on the field. However, he has to try and get Commissioner Roger Goodell to buy-in, and Goodell can be a tough customer.
Shortly after arriving in Colorado for a joint practice with the Denver Broncos, Jones typed a one and a half page letter to the Commissioner asking for official reinstatement. The letter was mailed on Thursday.
“I’m feeling real good,” Jones said. “It’s just a letter on why I feel I should be reinstated. It’s my chance to respond, and we’ll see how it goes.”
The Commissioner would also like an update from Jones today on how he has kept out of trouble. According to the Dallas Morning News, he has done more than just drop the “Pacman” moniker to stay out of trouble.
For starters, he hired a security team to track his every move and drive for him if need be. Jones is also planning on donating school uniforms to fifth graders in the Dallas Independent School District.
The Cowboys hope a decision comes by August 26, when they are obliged to cut down their roster to 75 players. Owner Jerry Jones says the letter to the Commissioner is vital to the final decision.
“The curtain has come up for him,” (Jerry) Jones told reporters. “So I think it [the letter] is real important in terms of influencing the commissioner’s decision.”
When asked if the letter was hard to write, Jones reminded people he is quite the scholar.
“No, not at all. I was an A student. We’ll know something soon,” he said.
While “the cornerback formerly known as Pacman” deserved his indefinite suspension, he has certainly done enough to get reinstated. Sure, there are still possible charges that could come his way, but Jones and the Cowboys have both put a lot of stock in changing his life around as best as they can. Making them wait even longer would be unfair to all those who have worked hard to turn Adam Jones into a “model citizen.”
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