Del Rio: There's nothing to report. I have nothing to report on that subject.

Cole: Did you say something on Sirius radio today about it?

Del Rio: No, not today.

Cole: Did you in the past?

Del Rio: Yesterday (laughs). You'll have to go to Sirius Radio and get your information off of there. Go see Pat [Kirwan] and Tim [Greene] and get the tape.

Okay, we did. On the tape, Del Rio says :

"I think that whole Matt situation is going to get resolved over the next couple of days in terms of ... I believe he wants to appeal. So I'm not sure that we're going to be missing him this week. I believe he has a right to appeal and that he's going to exercise that right."

So why all of the tap dancing at Wednesday's press conference? Del Rio may have realized that he said too much on Sirius, and he might have violated the confidentiality agreement involved with the NFL's drug policy. Unfortunately, Del Rio could have simply said something like "I'm not able to comment on that subject. I may have said too much. We're going to have to let the process play out."

Instead, Del Rio decided that he could trick the media and by proxy, mislead the fans.

Here's my advice to anyone holding a press conference: honesty is the best policy. If you don't want to answer the question, say that and give a good reason as to why. Don't try to outsmart the room. Just be honest. It will serve you better.

What does this all mean for Jones this week? He'll play against the Browns, and I expect that by Monday, we'll hear whether the league reduced the sentence or upheld the three game suspension.