After about a month of uncertainty, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport has finally received some specifics on the Aqib Talib incident from early June. Just a quick refresher: the Broncos cornerback was shot in the leg at a Dallas nightclub, and initial reports suggested that the 30-year-old had accidently shot himself. Days later, the Dallas Police Department said Talib was a victim of “aggravated assault.” As our own Zach Links pointed out, “the five Ws of the ordeal” had never been clarified.

The Dallas Police Department incident report that was recently obtained by Rapoport (who passed along all of the following info via Twitter) seems to back the DPD’s latter claim. Talib told officers he didn’t know who shot him, and a witness claimed they only heard a single gunshot. Furthermore, the report indicated that an “unknown suspect shot the complainant.” There’s no mention of Talib shooting himself, which could indicate that the Dallas PD believes the defensive back was actually shot by another person.

Finally, Rapoport notes that one gram of marijuana was found by police, although nobody was charged. The entire incident report can be found here.

In early June, it sounded like Talib would presumably be handed some kind of suspension from the NFL. It’s uncertain whether this new information will change the league’s stance on the matter.

More than a week after Aqib Talib was shot in Dallas, the specifics of the incident are still shrouded in mystery. The Dallas Police Department is still struggling to gain intel into what happened on the morning of June 6th and few people, if anyone, are talking, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports (Twitter links). As of this writing, police have not recovered the weapon used the night Talib was shot and there are few or no witnesses. Furthermore, the club where Talib was supposedly frequenting hasn’t confirmed that he was there. 

The five Ws of the ordeal (what/who/where/when/why, for those of you who pursued better majors in college) of the situation are still up in the air, but what we do know is that Talib emerged relatively unscathed. The bullet entered and exited Talib’s leg without hitting any arteries or tearing any ligaments and the cornerback has reported back to the Broncos. Talib is not participating in this week’s minicamp, but if all goes well he may be able to suit up for the start of training camp later this summer.

Details of what transpired could impact Talib and the Broncos in 2016. Needless to say, commissioner Roger Goodell is not crazy about players being linked to gunplay and Talib has a history of running afoul of league policy. Specifically, Talib has a history with weapons and it would appear that Talib was intoxicated on the night/early morning in question. The lax gun laws in Texas probably mean that Talib will not face criminal charges even if the nature of the event was of the Plaxico Burress variety. However, the league office could still take action against the 30-year-old.

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WEDNESDAY, 12:04pm: Talib is back with the Broncos today, Nicki Jhabvala of The Denver Post tweets.

TUESDAY, 5:22pm: Days after Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib was shot in the leg, details surrounding the incident remain murky. Today, the Dallas Police Department released a report saying that Talib was the victim of an “aggravated assault,” Mike Klis of 9NEWS tweets, noting that the police did not refer to the incident as an “accidental shooting.” A “working hypothesis” is that Talib shot himself, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link), which jibes what the defensive back is reportedly telling those close to him.

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Meanwhile, one league source indicated to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Facebook link) that league punishment is coming for the cornerback. Commissioner Roger Goodell is not a fan of firearms, and the fact that Talib was apparently intoxicated — and a has a history with weapons – will likely factor into any disciplinary decision, per Schefter. It’s still something of an open question as to whether Talib will face legal consequences in addition to NFL penalties.

Talib is on his way to Denver and should return to the team on Wednesday, head coach Gary Kubiak told reporters (Twitter link via Broncos). As he continues to recover from his injury, Talib won’t take part in OTAs during the next two weeks, and is expected to rest for the next six weeks or so, at which point his availability for training camp will be determined.

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In what is unsurprising news, Aqib Talib will not participate in the Broncos’ OTAs over the next two weeks while recovering from a gunshot wound, according to Mike Klis of 9NEWS. As Klis notes, Denver will take a month off following its last OTA, so Talib will have plenty of time — perhaps as much as six weeks — to heal. Talib, of course, was involved in an altercation at a Dallas nightclub over the weekend and emerged with a gunshot in his right leg.

Talib has told those close to him that he shot himself, Klis reports, but it seems as though the entire situation is murky. On the night of the incident, Talib reportedly told police he was at a park when he was shot, but the police are investigating the evening in full, according to Rebecca Lopez of WFAA (Twitter links). “Everything was a blur and I was too intoxicated to remember what happened,” said Talib, which makes it sound as though more details may emerge from a confusing night.

If Talib did cause self-inflicted harm, he wouldn’t be the first NFL player to have accidentally shot himself, as receiver Plaxico Burress infamously spent time in prison for criminal possession of a firearm after mistakenly shooting himself in the thigh at a New York nightclub. Texas, clearly, doesn’t have the same strict gun standards that does New York City, so it’s doubtful that Talib will face any criminal charges if the events did in fact unfold in a Burress-esque manner.

The NFL is looking into the matter, a league spokesman told Jason Cole of Bleacher Report (video link), and has contacted the Broncos for more information. There’s no word yet on whether Talib could face league discipline as a result of the incident.

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