Ines Sainz (PICTURES): "I'm Not Going Into the Locker Rooms Anymore"

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (CBS/AP) Mexican sportscaster Ines Sainz, who said the New York Jets' "rude" behavior made her feel uncomfortable in their locker room, is back to work next week, but says she's not stepping into the locker room.

PICTURES: Ines Sainz, Jets Reporter

"I'm not going into the locker rooms anymore," she said Thursday at a news conference near Universal Studios. "It's not a good place right now for me. I don't want to be in there."

The veteran reporter for Mexico's TV Azteca took a break due to the fallout from her experience in the Jets locker room.

"I need to wait one month to work again because I don't want to be the focus," she said. "I'm not looking for that kind of publicity. It affects my career and development in the States."

Sainz said she is scheduled to do interviews with the Pittsburgh Steelers next week, followed by visits to the Jets and New England Patriots.

Sainz released a letter she wrote to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell dated Oct. 13 thanking him for his prompt response to the Jets' behavior. League spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed Goodell received it.

Last month, Sainz said she was uncomfortable in the Jets' locker room, where a few players made catcalls as she waited with two male co-workers to interview quarterback Mark Sanchez, who is of Mexican descent. An assistant coach also seemed to deliberately throw footballs to players near where Sainz was standing on the sideline during practice.

Sainz was wearing tight jeans and a form-fitting white blouse, which triggered public criticism. On Thursday, she wore a black-white-and-lime green sequined mini skirt and white blouse.

"I like to look good, but that in no way makes me any less dedicated to the sports journalism world," she wrote to Goodell. "I'm proud of being a woman and I'm not shy about hiding it. However, this in no way makes me any less of a professional."

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