JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jaguars receiver Matt Jones, facing a three-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy, will have his appeal heard Dec. 4.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 218
College: Arkansas
Experience: 4th season
Jones said following Jacksonville's 30-12 loss to Minnesota on Sunday that he will attend the hearing in New York. He hopes to have the suspension reduced.
Jones, a former first-round draft pick, has entered a drug treatment program in hopes of erasing a felony cocaine charge in Arkansas. He leads the Jaguars (4-7) with 54 catches for 623 yards and two touchdowns.
He was arrested and charged with one count of cocaine possession in July after a Fayetteville police officer saw the former Arkansas quarterback inside a parked car allegedly cutting up cocaine with a credit card. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Jones pleaded not guilty to the charge, then prosecutors agreed to move the case to drug court.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
