It was their fourth straight September victory and sixth out of the last seven.
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The Bengals, who defeated the Raiders 33-13, will look to improve to 2-0 on Sunday when they host the San Diego Chargers. A handful of times he took a shot at Whitworth.
The year before Jones was involved in another incident in Dallas with a bodyguard.
In a brief interview with ESPN, Jones simply said: “No”. The talented but troubled pass rusher was released by San Francisco on August. 7 after his fifth run-in with the law and signed with Oakland on Friday.
HUE’S HOMECOMING: Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson soaked it all during the pregame warmups in his first trip back to Oakland since being fired by the Raiders following the 2011 season.
For his part, Cooper kept his cool and told ESPN.com afterward that “it’s football”. “In fact, a loss is tough to swallow and it leaves a bitter style, however each time you lose it often comes right down to you not doing one thing proper”. He set up another TD with an 18-yard punt return.
A lot of the responses to the video are people calling for Jones to be suspended for the next game. After the play, Jones ripped off Amari Cooper’s helmet and then bounced the back of his head against the helmet.
Multiple reports have said that Jones will not be suspended by the National Football League, but a fine is likely. I don’t back down from anybody and I’m not out here trying to start anything. “I don’t want to hurt my team by no form or fashion but I’ve got to make sure I protect myself”.
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Jones was okay, but this will be a moment he probably never forgets.
