Jaguars' coach Jack Del Rio expects wide receiver Matt Jones to appeal the three-game suspension the league handed him for his recent legal woes.
"I think that whole Matt situation is going to get resolved over the next couple of days in terms of ... I believe he wants to appeal. So I'm not sure that we're going to be missing him this week," Del Rio said. "I believe he has a right to appeal and that he's going to exercise that right. That's what he indicated to me today [Tuesday]."
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Browns' Winslow To Appeal Suspension
Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow has appealed his one-game suspension for comments he made about the team's handling of his staph infection.
Winslow was suspended without pay by GM Phil Savage on Tuesday for comments and behavior disparaging to the organization.
Browns Suspend Winslow One Game
The Browns suspended their talented, emotional tight end Kellen Winslow for one game without pay for critical comments he made following Sunday?s loss at Washington, according to an Associated Press report on Tuesday.
Source: Jags Expect Jones To Be Suspended
The Jaguars reportedly expect wide receiver Matt Jones to be suspended by the NFL for the legal woes that plagued him this past summer.
Jones was accepted into a drug treatment program this week that could erase a felony cocaine charge against him.
NFL Suspends Pacman Jones Indefinitely
Roger Goodell did what Jerry Jones declined to do, he disciplined Adam Jones following his latest off-the-field incident.
The NFL announced an indefinite suspension for Jones following an alcohol-related incident at a Dallas hotel last week that resulted in hotel employees calling police, according to a Yahoo.com report on Tuesday.