IRVING, Texas -- Former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was released from jail Sunday and, according to the Dallas County DA's office, will serve the final six weeks of his 180-day sentence for intoxication manslaughter in a rehab-treatment facility.
Brent was convicted in January in a car crash that killed teammate and friend Jerry Brown Jr.
On Friday, Brent asked a Dallas County judge to allow him to serve the remainder of his sentence in an in-patient treatment facility.
Privately, the Cowboys' front office has long maintained ties with Brent despite his official retirement from the NFL. Earlier this month, Cowboys COO Stephen Jones suggested the team could bring him back onto the roster and is in touch with the NFL on such a move.
Assuming Brent does apply for reinstatement -- the end of his sentence coordinates with the July 23 beginning of Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, Calif. -- he could be suspended by the league for a time under the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy.
