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.
Jones said following 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
