NFL Notebook | Adam "Pacman" Jones says he wants to play for Cowboys

DALLAS — Adam "Pacman" Jones offered a three-hour mea culpa Tuesday with someone who knows what it is like to be a football outcast.

The troubled cornerback, suspended from the league and unlikely to rejoin the Tennessee Titans if he gets to play again, was a guest on Michael Irvin's radio show amid speculation he could become a Dallas Cowboy.

Jones, 24, was equal parts contrite and defiant in discussing his six arrests since being drafted three years ago, taking responsibility for "bad decisions" while disputing some details of police reports.

Jones spoke about the Titans in the past tense, said he wanted to be a Cowboy and expressed confidence league commissioner Roger Goodell would reinstate him.

"I'm not sitting here telling you I don't own up to mistakes I've made," Jones said. "I accept everything, the punishment, everything that comes along with the bad decisions and bad choices I've made. In the end, I just pray to God I get a second chance."

Jones' host wasn't easy on him. Irvin, a former Dallas receiver, jeopardized his eventual Pro Football Hall of Fame induction with sordid off-the-field problems involving strippers and substance abuse.

Irvin once admitted he thought his actions cost the Cowboys at least one Super Bowl.

"I think he's more comfortable knowing I've gone through some stuff," Irvin said during his show on KESN-FM.

Goodell suspended Jones for the 2007 season for his off-field conduct. Jones said he hasn't talked to Goodell recently, but looks forward to April 10, the one-year anniversary of his suspension.

"As long as I keep doing what I'm doing, I will get reinstated," Jones said.

Jones said he is working hard to make good decisions, such as avoiding some relatives.

"It's like I'm on a cliff right now. Any slip-up and I'm off the cliff," said Jones, who said his relatives understand he needs to "separate himself" from some people in his past.

Jones' suspension can't stop the Titans from trading him, and coach Jeff Fisher has said the team has "moved on" in regard to Jones.

Published reports say the Cowboys are interested in pursuing Jones, but team officials had no comment.

Notes

• Michael Vick's trial on state dogfighting charges in Virginia was rescheduled from April 2 to June 27.

The suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback is serving a 23-month prison term in Leavenworth, Kan., after pleading guilty to a federal dogfighting conspiracy.

Vick has been charged with two state felony counts — beating or killing or causing dogs to fight other dogs and engaging in or promoting dogfighting. Each felony is punishable by up to five years in prison. Vick, 27, is seeking a jury trial.

• Starting left guard Rich Seubert, 28, signed a three-year extension with the New York Giants, keeping him under contract with the Super Bowl champions through 2012.

• The Pittsburgh Steelers signed center Justin Hartwig, 29, who was released by Carolina earlier this month, to a $3.725 million, two-year contract.

• The Houston Texans released center Steve McKinney, 32, one of the franchise's original players, and re-signed punter Matt Turk, 39.

• Defensive end Kevin Carter, 34, re-signed with Tampa Bay — less than a month after the Buccaneers released him to avoid paying a roster bonus.

• The Detroit Lions signed ex-Titans linebacker Gilbert Gardner, 25, to a one-year deal.

• St. Louis and 28-year-old receiver Reche Caldwell, previously with the Washington franchise, agreed to terms on a one-year contract.

• Minnesota re-signed linebacker Heath Farwell, 26, and signed cornerback Benny Sapp, 27, to one-year contracts.

• Sporting News selected Green Bay's Ted Thompson as its George Young NFL Executive of the Year. Thompson received the most votes in the magazine's polling of 48 league executives.

Thompson, 55, rejoined the Packers as general manager in 2005. He was the Seahawks' vice president of football operations from 2000 through 2004.