Jones reportedly reaches plea deal

Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones is prepared to take a plea deal that will get him probation in an effort to salvage his career after a Las Vegas strip club triple shooting.

Under the written plea agreement obtained by the Associated Press, Jones intends to plead no contest to one charge of conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct, a gross misdemeanor, in return for a promise to suspend a sentence of one year in county jail.

Las Vegas police identified Jones as the person who incited a Feb. 19 fight inside the Minxx Gentlemen’s Club minutes before three people were shot outside.

Jones’ attorney, Manny Arora, said Tuesday the defense team believes Jones would have won a trial on two felony counts of coercion for inciting a fight inside the club. But a trial wouldn’t have happened for six months or even a year.

“And he may have lost another year of eligibility by going forward. In the real world, sometimes you have to make these difficult decisions for what’s best for your career, and we didn’t want this dragging on any further,” Arora said.

Even so, the deal won’t help Jones, 24, get back into the NFL this season.

Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Jones for the season in April for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Goodell and Jones met Nov. 2 to discuss the suspension, but Goodell chose not to shorten Jones’ punishment.

The swelling in Larry Johnson’s injured right foot is subsiding, though not enough for the Kansas City Chiefs running back to play this week against the Indianapolis Colts.

Johnson, injured two weeks ago while being tackled from behind by Green Bay’s A.J. Hawk, is scheduled to meet with a foot specialist Monday. The team is still calling the injury a mid-foot sprain despite a report last week saying Johnson had a broken foot.

The Chiefs also announced that quarterback Brodie Croyle will make his first career start against the Colts.

Houston Texans offensive lineman Fred Weary sued the city and two police officers for an arrest in which he was shot with a Taser gun during a traffic stop. In his lawsuit, filed in federal court, Weary is accusing the city and officers Margaret McGivern and Joe Vasquez of violating his civil rights through excessive force, assault, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution.

The Carolina Panthers waived quarterback Drew Olson.

Olson, from UCLA, was signed to the practice squad last week, then elevated to the 53-man roster Saturday and served as the emergency third quarterback in Carolina’s loss to Atlanta.

Arizona Cardinals defensive end Bertrand Berry will sit out the rest of the season because of a torn left triceps. . . . Indianapolis claimed defensive end Simeon Rice off waivers, expecting him to fill in for injured Pro Bowl player Dwight Freeney. . . . Two days after leading the Bills to another come-from-behind win, quarterback J.P. Losman was selected as the starter for Buffalo’s game against unbeaten New England on Sunday.