Cowboys' Ronald Jones II explains performance-enhancers suspension: 'I'm not cheating the game of football'

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Dallas Cowboys running back Ronald Jones II spoke out Tuesday after he was hit with a two-game suspension for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancers.

Jones, who won Super Bowls with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs, said the medicine that popped up on the test was a "heart stimulant" he was prescribed by a licensed doctor.

"I just want to clear my name," Jones told reporters, via the team’s website. "Everybody wants to say I'm on steroids and, clearly, I'm not. I'm one of the skinniest dudes on the team and in the league."

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Dallas Cowboys running back Ronald Jones carries the ball during a training camp drill at River Ridge Playing Fields in Oxnard, California, on July 26, 2023. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA Today Sports)

He said he wasn’t trying to "enhance" his abilities on the football field.

"It's something I've been prescribed over the course of my career," he said. "It wasn't any steroid or anything to enhance my game. It was medicine prescribed by a doctor that I wasn't aware of. The tests came back and I'm responsible for what I put in my body.

"Just gotta make sure it's not gonna happen again."

Jones said the test happened last season and heart issues are something that run in his family.

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"I'm not cheating the game of football," he added. "It's literally a prescription medicine. I asked for a retest [including] a sample of my blood. They didn't want to look at it. I think there needs to be more protection for players because if you're having health issues, I mean,