Jones Agrees to Plea Deal

Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors in which he reportedly will avoid serving jail time in exchange for his testimony about a February shooting at a Las Vegas strip club.

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Jones has agreed to plead no contest to conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct, a gross misdemeanor, according to a written copy of the plea agreement obtained by the Associated Press. A one-year prison sentence reportedly is to be suspended. Jones is to placed on probation for one year and is to participate in anger management training, complete 200 hours of community service within a year and submit to drug testing.

Jones had been facing two felony coercion charges that could have resulted in a maximum of 12 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if he had been convicted.

Three people were wounded in the Feb. 19 shooting outside the strip club, including a club employee who was left paralyzed from the waist down, after Jones and his associates were involved in an alleged fracas inside the club. No one has been charged with the shootings and Jones's attorneys have not said if Jones knows the identity of the shooter. At least three civil lawsuits have been filed seeking damages from Jones for the incident.

Jones has one other criminal case pending, a felony obstruction count in Georgia, and is serving a season-long suspension by the NFL for violating its personal conduct policy. Commissioner Roger Goodell imposed the suspension in April and made it reviewable after 10 games. The league announced last week that Goodell would not shorten Jones's suspension, a decision that is being appealed by the NFL Players Association.

People familiar with the case said the appeal has little or no chance of success. The appeal is to be heard by Goodell or a person designated by him, and sources said Goodell has given no indication that he will change his mind. He did not reduce the half-season suspensions of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry and Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Tank Johnson for violating the conduct policy.

Trainer Pleads Guilty

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The Indianapolis Colts expect to be without defensive end Dwight Freeney for at least three weeks. Freeney hurt his foot in Sunday's loss to San Chargers. Colts President Bill Polian said during his weekly radio show Monday that he expects Freeney to miss three to four weeks, and perhaps more.