I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, but everyone’s favorite football playing miscrient, Adam Jones, has been issued full and total reinstatement by the NFL. He’ll play in the Cowboys first game and he couldn’t be happier. Here’s the quote that’s been on every other sports blog on the planet today:

“It feels good man, you know, to get a second chance and I just have to take advantage of it,” said Jones. “First and foremost, I don’t want to let myself down, definitely my little girl down. I’m thankful for Jerry [Jones], the fans in Dallas and my teammates for believing in me. I need to keep doing what I’ve been doing to get reinstated, staying with myself and my teammates and staying away from those knuckleheads and just stay focused.”

The most interesting part of the story  of course, is the location in which Mr. Jones received the news of his reinstatement – Hooters. (We all knew he would be reinstated. Right?) As a guy who once wrote a thousand words about Pacman and a fictitious entourage member eating silver dollar pancakes and trying to buy a stamp, I have to admire the kind of whimsy that comes with reports of Pacman receiving what is really the most important news in his entire career in a Hooters. The man loves breasts. He has to love them to walk into Hooters because quite frankly, the food sucks.

Since this is the last post of the day, here’s an artist’s rendering of what it might have looked like after Jones heard about his reinstatement:

I have to say, TBL will be proud that it’s been less than 24 hours and I’ve already resorted to poorly done photoshops. (Courtesy Gonzo)

Actual props go to the following:

[Dallas Morning News]

[MDS @ ProFootballTalk]