Colts’ Art Jones accepts blame for taking banned substance

Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman Arthur Jones made one thing clear Tuesday: He blames himself for a failed test that resulted in a four-game suspension.

Three days after the league announced Jones violated its performance-enhancing substance policy, Jones arrived at training camp and explained he mistakenly took a banned ingredient in a supplement.

“Obviously it’s not how I wanted to start my camp,” he said. “You know, not going into too many details — it’s the situation I’m in.”

Jones is eligible to practice with the Colts and play in preseason games until final cuts are made Sept. 3. The 30-year-old Syracuse product avoiding going on the physically unable to perform list and could be on the field for Indy’s first workout Wednesday. Jones won’t be eligible to play in his first regular season game until the first week of return to the team until Oct. 3.