AP

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said recently that the team is not giving up on defensive end Randy Gregory despite multiple suspensions and another recent failed drug test.

The same may not be true of linebacker Rolando McClain. McClain will be eligible to return from his 10-game suspension next week, but Jones said Thursday, via Brandon George of the Dallas Morning News, that McClain will not be returning to the roster.

“He’s in shape. Rolando is really somebody who helped us when he was here, but I really don’t want to get into when or if he might be joining us. I’ve communicated with him several times in the offseason and talked to him on the phone. Yes, he does want to play, but there is more detail that I’m not going to get into right now.”

McClain is on the reserve/did not report list because he failed to report to training camp with the team this summer, so the team won’t be forced to make a decision about his status when the suspension comes to an end.