Porter on ESPN: Willing to apologize to Levi

Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter said on ESPN today that he hopes to put his fight with Bengals left tackle Levi Jones behind him.

"I wish it never would have happened," Porter said on television this afternoon. "I don't know how Levi feels, but the faster we can get this behind us ... "

Porter said he was in Las Vegas to celebrate his mother's 50th birthday.

Jones was jumped March 18 at the Palms casino by Porter and several associates, Jones said.

Today, Porter said he would like to apologize to Jones.

"I don't mind calling him. If he truly believes, if he feels like I was wrong, I'm sorry," Porter said on ESPN. "I can apologize. I am reaching out now."

Jones did not immediately answer messages placed on his cell and home phones this afternoon.

“He (Porter) got my attention from the front, and wouldn't get near me until the six guys jumped me from behind, he took part," Jones said April 2, the first day of the Bengals offseason strength and conditioning program. "What started everything was the dude hit me from behind. From then on, I had to protect myself. I was attacked by seven guys. I don't know what man is going to withstand that, especially with an NFL player involved."

Porter was charged with misdemeanor battery and released. He reported to the Dolphins’ offseason program the next day.

Jones said he needed no stitches to close a cut above his left eye. He did not say if he would file a civil suit.

"We'll see how it plays out," he said.

Porter said, "At the end of the day, none of us is going to get anything good out of this."

Police in Las Vegas have yet to release the security tape of the incident because the investigation is ongoing.

On Tuesday, April 10, Jones said there was nothing new from his end to discuss about the case.