DALLAS -- Former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent is being allowed to return to the NFL, though he won't play right away.
He has been suspended 10 games without pay.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport first reported the news of Brent's conditional reinstatement, which has been confirmed.
The NFL on Tuesday outlined a series of conditions Brent must meet to be eligible to play when the Cowboys return from their bye week in November.
According to a statement from the league, Brent can return to practice after Week 9, but may not travel with the team. He will be allowed to attend team meetings and individual workouts starting in Week 7.
If Brent has any alcohol-related conduct or activity, he faces immediate suspension and possibly banishment from the NFL. Brent also can't be involved in team activities for the first six weeks and must avoid any "adverse involvement with law enforcement."
Brent was driving drunk and crashed his car in December of 2012. His friend and teammate Jerry Brown Jr. was killed in the accident. He was convicted for intoxication manslaughter and sentenced to 180 days in jail after a trial earlier this year. A 10-year prison sentence was suspended.
After his conviction, Brent was released from jail in June, allowed to finish the final 45 days of his 180-day sentence by doing a rehab stint. Brent was released from rehab at the end of July.
If Brent is fully reinstated after 10 games, he will have missed 30 regular season games since the drunk driving incident.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has said repeatedly that the Cowboys will have a roster spot available for Brent once he is reinstated.
"Josh Brent deserves an opportunity," Jones told media members at the start of Cowboys training camp in Oxnard in July. "He's made a terrible mistake, knows it."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
