"Cincinnati Police chief Tom Streicher apologized to Bengals defensive back Adam Jones on Monday after a communication breakdown between officers resulted in Jones being handcuffed and detained near Great American Ball Park on Sunday.

"Quite honestly, there was a mistake on the part of the police department here," Streicher said in a news conference on Monday. "I just want to be emphatic about this: Mr. Jones did absolutely nothing wrong."

Jones' agent, Thomas Hunter, said Monday night he had heard Streicher had reached out to Jones, but did not know if the two had talked. Hunter said earlier in the day that Jones was upset about the incident and that they were considering legal action.

Said Hunter: "He does want the truth to be known that he did absolutely nothing wrong. You take their civil liberties away from them by putting them in handcuffs when there is no legitimate reason."

Jones was involved in a traffic incident near Great American Ballpark after the Bengals' 24-21 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday. There was a larger crowd than usual around the ballpark since the Reds were playing Philadelphia in an NL Division Series game a couple hours later.

Witnesses said Jones' 2010 Jaguar swerved to avoid the car in front of his and jumped the curb onto the sidewalk. After Jones exited the car to give assistance to a pedestrian who fell trying to avoid the car, Jones was questioned by officers.

According to Streicher, Police Officer Amy Moore was directing traffic at Second and Main streets when she heard tires squealing behind her. She turned to find a 2010 Jaguar on the sidewalk and people scrambling away from the vehicle."