Though the agent for Tennessee Titans cornerback Pacman Jones recently said that he plans to apply on Tuesday for reinstatement, Jones said on Tuesday that he’ll wait to formally request reinstatement until he is traded.

Jones made the disclosure during his second appearance on Michael Irvin’s radio show in Dallas.

During the appearance, Jones also addressed the status of trade talks between the Titans and the Cowboys.  “I’m hoping it will be done this week, but that’s just agent talk,” Jones said.  ”We’ll see how it goes and I’ll be tuning in and I’m going back to my house and get in front of the TV and hope it will get done today.”

Maybe Pacman will celebrate by swinging on the pole that he supposedly has installed in his home.

In our view, Jones shouldn’t apply for reinstatement at all, unless and until invited to do so by Commissioner Roger Goodell.  The Commish has made it clear that he’s going to reinstate Pacman when he’s damn good and ready to do so; filing a formal request for reinstatement won’t make it any more likely that Goodell will let Jones play.

Some league insiders think that Jones will never be reinstated.  But we can’t imagine the Cowboys trading for the guy without at least an inkling that he’ll get another chance to play.