Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones faces a felony drug charge in his former college town of Fayetteville, Ark., after police say he was inside a car cutting up cocaine with a credit card.
Jones, 25, and two others were arrested early yesterday. A police report said officers approached the car and an officer drew his handgun after Jones did not immediately show his hands.
Police said they searched the vehicle and found a plastic bag filled with a white substance that tested positive for cocaine and a jar with possible marijuana residue.
Jones caught 77 passes for 1,075 yards and nine touchdowns in his first two pro seasons, but he struggled in 2007.
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Owner Wayne Weaver is refinancing debt, considering taking on a financial partner, and struggling to sell tickets and secure a stadium naming rights deal. Despite the problems, he wants to make one thing clear: His team is not for sale and is not going anywhere.
"I just wanted to ... clarify that I'm not selling the Jaguars," he said in response to a newspaper report. "The team is not moving to L.A. I don't know how I can say that any more clearly than that. Everybody wants me to sit here and speculate on the future. I'm not going to speculate on the future."
The Philadelphia Daily News reported that Weaver was negotiating to sell the Jaguars to billionaire C. Dean Metropoulos, who might consider moving the team to Los Angeles.
Small-market Jacksonville blacked out three home games last season, the first since covering up nearly 10,000 seats two years earlier. The move, designed to lower ticket sales requirements, came after the Jaguars blacked out 12 of 16 home games in 2003 and 2004.
Also, Jaguars defensive back Brian Williams has been found not guilty of drunk driving after a night of partying in September 2006.
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Arizona has signed linebacker Chris Harrington of Texas A&M to a three-year deal, the fourth draft pick to agree to terms with the club this year. Terms of the contract weren't disclosed.
Redskins
Washington agreed to terms with third-round draft pick Chad Rinehart of Northern Iowa and released quarterback Sam Hollenbach, defensive end Tommy Davis and center Kyle DeVan.
Elsewhere
Former Los Angeles Rams kicker Tony Zendejas was arrested early yesterday on charges of drugging and raping a female customer of his San Dimas sports bar in January. The Los Angeles County district attorney's office said Zendejas, 48, was arrested on felony warrants at his Yorba Linda home in California.