The league in June allowed Jones, the controversial cornerback and kick returner who was suspended last season after multiple arrests, to practice with the Cowboys and play in pre-season games. The wrestling world was up in arms with Jones, who was with his entourage in Las Vegas at a strip club when the club's General Manager, a former Long Island, New York independent wrestler named Tom "TT Krunchky" Urbanski was shot and crippled in a wild melee.

In a move that had the media questioning their judgment, The Cowboys acquired Jones's rights on April 23 from the Tennessee Titans, where he played his first two NFL seasons.  Jones, who is only 24 years old, received a 16-game ban in April 2007 for conduct detrimental to the league after his fifth arrest in less than two years. He wrestled, albeit briefly, in a stunt put together by TNA Wrestling co-owner Jeff Jarrett.

Apparently, there were never discussions with WWE nor World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman Vince McMahon.

``This is another step in the process,'' Jones said in a statement released by the Cowboys. ``I am very grateful for this opportunity, and I understand my responsibilities to the Dallas Cowboys and the National Football League.''