Expensive beer

Drinking while Golfing is not usually a crime, but Jaguars wideout Matt Jones is not your average citizen.

Jones posed for another mugshot Monday after violating terms of his probation.  Jones was arrested last year on cocaine charges.  As part of his plea agreement, he was to abstain from alcohol and drugs, but a random test last week turned out positive for alcohol.  He admitted to a judge he drank beer while golfing the day before the test. 

Jones chose to spend this week in jail rather than enter a six-week treatment program that could have interrupted his NFL off-season.  It remains to be seen how this interrupts Jones' recently revived career.

Even the prosecuting attorney in Jones' case admitted, "It's not a terrible infraction, but he broke a rule."

Jones hit bottom with his cocaine arrest last summer, but he followed it up with the best season of his career.  He  was almost released in training camp, but went on to lead the Jaguars in receiving with 761 yards, despite missing four games.

Jones' timing could not be worse.  He's entering a contract year, and now could face more punishment from the league.   He was suspended for the final three games of the '08 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.  This infraction seems minor, but repeat offenders of the policy usually face stiff punishment.

A few beers may wind up costing Jones hundreds of thousands of dollars.