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IRVING, Texas -- Suspended Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones must keep waiting to find out whether he can resume his NFL career.

When commissioner Roger Goodell punished Jones last month, he said the suspension would be reviewed after four games -- and the fourth was Sunday. So now the wait is on for Goodell to make a ruling.

"Nothing to report on it," league spokesman Greg Aiello wrote in an e-mail Monday.

Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said yesterday he didn't have any details.

"As far as I'm concerned right now, he's gone," Phillips said. "We're preparing the players I have. ... If it turns out that he does come back and he is ready, I'll prepare that."

Vikings to appeal suspensions

Minnesota Vikings defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams and Jared Allen were to meet with NFL officials to appeal their suspensions after testing positive for a weight-loss diuretic considered a masking agent for steroids.

The hearing was to be followed today by additional appeals for three New Orleans Saints: running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Charles Grant and Will Smith.

All are subject to four-game suspensions. There is no indication when the NFL's decision will be announced.

Lynch makes retirement official

Hard-hitting, nine-time Pro Bowl safety John Lynch retired yesterday, saying it was time to begin a new phase of life after 11 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and four more with the Denver Broncos.

A third-round draft pick of the Bucs in 1993, Lynch was part of a core of young players -- along with Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, Mike Alstott, Warrick Dunn and Ronde Barber -- who helped transform Tampa Bay from a laughingstock into a championship team.

Lynch finished with 1,277 tackles, 100 pass breakups and 26 interceptions in 224 regular-season games.

Hasselbeck apologizes

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is apologizing to the Arizona Cardinals for saying they should be fined for hard hits against him Sunday.

Hasselbeck said yesterday he still regrets saying an hour after Seattle's 26-20 loss in which he threw three interceptions that he was looking forward to the league fining some Cardinals.

Giants' Jacobs has MRI

New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs was having a precautionary MRI on his knee, although coach Tom Coughlin said he didn't think Jacobs had a serious injury.

Jacobs gained 73 yards on 11 carries in the 30-10 win over Baltimore that raised New York's record to 9-1. He left the game in the second quarter and returned for just two carries in the third as Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw took over. They helped the Giants rush for 207 yards against a team that had been leading the league allowing just 65 yards rushing per game.

Rams' injuries

After an inspiring start under new coach Jim Haslett, the St. Louis Rams are back to rock bottom. They're running out of bodies, too.

Offensive tackle Orlando Pace will be sidelined two to four weeks with a knee injury sustained in a 35-16 loss at San Francisco that was not nearly as close as the score indicated. Offensive guard Richie Incognito was scheduled for an MRI exam for a strained rotator cuff. And running back Steven Jackson was already counted out for this week's game against the Chicago Bears after a second opinion agreed with the Rams' diagnosis of a strained thigh.

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