Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Thursday that one of the reasons he is willing to take another chance on Adam “Pacman” Jones is because he feels partly to blame for the cornerback’s latest trouble.

“Yes, I do take responsibility for the fact that it was my own security that the issue was part of,” Jerry Jones said. “Because it was my guy there that created the problem. … The way that it was supposed to work in my mind, to some degree, we wouldn’t have had that problem.

The NFL is giving Adam “Pacman” Jones another chance.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but will not play this Sunday or the following game on Thanksgiving. That would peg his return for Dec. 7 at Pittsburgh.

Jerry Jones said Adam Jones could return to practice Monday.

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Jerry Jones “absolutely” believes the Dallas Cowboys will make the playoffs, would welcome Adam “Pacman” Jones back to the team if he’s reinstated and isn’t considering a coaching change.

The Cowboys owner, in an impromptu gathering with reporters during practice Thursday, said he expects his struggling Cowboys to recover. They have gone from Super Bowl favorites to a 5-4 team tied for third place in the NFC East after losing four of their past six games.

“That’s not optimism,” Jones said.

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