Ezekiel Elliott could be in trouble with the NFL once again. On Tuesday, commissioner Roger Goodell will meet with the Cowboys running back to discuss his May incident in Las Vegas, a source tells ESPN.com’s Todd Archer (on Twitter).
Elliott was briefly detained by police at a concert after bumping a security guard. The event gained national headlines after TMZ procured video, putting the onus on the NFL to act. If the NFL finds that Elliott “threatened physical violence against another person,” that could spell trouble for the 23-year-old (24 in July).
As you surely know by now, a player can be subject to penalty under the NFL’s personal conduct policy without an arrest. His suspension history with the league also doesn’t help matters. Elliott was suspended six games in 2017 under the personal-conduct policy, stemming from an alleged incident in 2016 involving a former girlfriend in Columbus, Ohio.
Last season, Elliott posted 1,434 yards and six touchdowns on the ground while adding 77 receptions, 567 yards, and three scores in the passing game. Of course, Elliott ran behind one of the NFL’s better offensive lines, and only ranked 18th in Football Outsiders’ success rate. Still, losing him for any period of time would be a bad blow for Dallas.
With all these idiotic moves from Zeke now we know why the Cowboys are not to quick about an extension. All he is doing is hurting his team!!!
“Losing him for any period of time would be a bad blow for Dallas”? With a (soon to be) $30M QB under center, great o-line, and defense? I’m sure if Zeke is suspended 4-6 games Dallas will be just fine. The RB position is replaceable in the NFL isn’t it? Check their record last time he was suspended. Nothing to worry about Cowboy Nation.
Putting up 2000 yards in the air and in the run is extremely hard to replicate.
You mean a qb who’s the most overrated in the league?And the last time Elliott was suspended Dallas was 3-3 while he was gone.
Cowboy fans are just clueless
How many times has he gotten himself kn trouble now. Ya gotta be classier then that.
Yeah he has to address this but Tyreek Hill threatening his fiancée and beating his kid he wants to give him a slap on the wrist
For reals. Str8 BS
Yes I’m a Cowboys fan and yes if Zeke gets suspended I won’t be happy, but if he deserves a suspension so be it. But if Goodell lets that joker in KC off with no suspension, then Goodell and the NFL are a sham. Eyes are on you Goodell, again.
Goodell doesn’t care about the people outside of football. It’s the amount of sales tickets they hurt. Hence anywhere from 1-12 games depending on the team and player. No rules, just sales in Goodell’s eye’s. So EE will be told ‘ stop being a bad guy’ and walk with 3 game suspension.
Has anyone seen consistency on the league’s part while Goodell was in office?
Ticket sales are practically irrelevant now that the NFL can get a couple of billion from the major broadcast networks, Direct TV or licensees who want to stream games over the internet. Goodell is certainly aware that suspensions are useless as a deterrent but he has to at least act as though the league has some high ethical standard that must be maintained.
Ticket sales may not draw in the numbers as other outlets, but the NFL hates to show a half empty to 3/4 empty stadium anywhere.
If a game in any sport turns into a blowout your going to see many empty seats as fans leave to beat the traffic home. Nothing you can do about that unless you want to create a ‘mercy’ rule and I don’t think any of the pro sports leagues will ever go there.