"Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones, who suffered a herniated disk in his neck against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Dec. 7, will probably return kicks Saturday against Baltimore, coach Wade Phillips said Wednesday.

Jones missed last week’s game against the New York Giants. The injury did not require surgery and wasn’t considered career-threatening, but his return for this week’s game is still surprising. Early prognosis had targeted a possible return for the regular-season finale at Philadelphia on Dec. 28

"The doctors cleared him to practice. Whatever medication, whatever they gave him he got better awfully quickly and it surprised everybody,” Phillips said. “The doctors said he’s fine to go. He’s got nine lives I think.”"