Jones hopes he ‘can be an example’ to other players
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — New York Jets offensive lineman Adrian Jones hopes other players learn from his mistake last weekend, when he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. “I can be an example to the other players in the NFL, in college or in the lower levels,” Jones said Wednesday in his first public comments since the incident Saturday morning. “I want people to see me as an example and show that it is a stupid decision that doesn’t need to continue.” The 25-year-old tackle, in his third season with the Jets, was arrested at about 4:45 a.m. Saturday after he was stopped by police about a mile from the team’s training facility for allegedly driving slowly and making an unsafe lane change. He was charged with DWI and had his license suspended after refusing to take a blood-alcohol test at central testing, said Eric Phillips, a spokesman for Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice. A preliminary field sobriety test when Jones was arrested revealed a blood-alcohol reading of 0.22, police said. In a police complaint, Jones told officers he had been in an accident about 20 minutes earlier. The front end of his car was damaged and smoke was emanating from under the hood. More : sports.espn.go.com |