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"I want to let them know I'm not the person who done this. I've been shot before. I know how it feels," Edwards said.

He accused Jones of lying to help his plea deal as the suspended cornerback tries to return to the NFL. Jones was traded by the Tennessee Titans to the Dallas Cowboys last weekend, with Jones receiving a new contract.

Jones' agent and attorney, Worrick Robinson, said Edwards has reason to lie as the man facing three counts of attempted murder.

Robert Langford, Adam "Pacman" Jones' lawyer in Las Vegas, was out of the state Thursday and unavailable for comment, an aide at his office said.

Police say Edwards opened fire outside the strip club after Jones was involved in a brawl inside, and later demanded $15,000 from Jones for "services rendered."

BENGALS LB BROOKS ACCUSED OF PUNCHING WOMAN: A woman has accused Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Ahmad Brooks of punching her in the face last month.

Brooks was ordered to appear June 6 in Boone District Court on a complaint filed this week by Destiny Rosich. Based on the complaint, prosecutors charged Brooks with fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor that carries up to a year in prison.

PATRIOTS DRAFT PICK REPORTS FOR DUTY: Patriots first-round draft pick Jerod Mayo figured that if he was picked high in the NFL draft he would be part of a rebuilding process.

Instead, he wound up on a team that won 18 straight games before losing the Super Bowl.

"Just being able to come to a winning situation ... I never thought I'd be able to come to a team that only lost one game," Mayo said Thursday. "I'm ready to get my playbook and start to practice."

The Patriots showed off their new linebacker for the cameras at midfield of Gillette Stadium on Thursday, with team owner Robert Kraft and his son giving Mayo a ceremonial No. 1 jersey. Mayo also spent some time in Kraft's office chatting with the owner.

The rest of New England's draft class and rookie free agents will hit the field on Friday for a three-day minicamp designed to get them accustomed to the nuts and bolts of playing for the Patriots.

The Patriots picked Mayo with the 10th overall selection in last weekend's draft after trading out of the No. 7 spot they obtained in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers. New England's regular first- rounder was confiscated by the league as punishment for illegally videotaping opposing coaches during games.