ESPN : declared in Ezekiel Elliott met with NFL officials 'within the last month,' says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones

Jerry Jones lumps Ezekiel Elliott in with other Cowboys greats who ran into trouble off the field. (1:36)OXNARD, California -- Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said running back Ezekiel Elliott met with NFL officials in New York "within the last month," as the investigation into an alleged domestic violence incident comes to a close. Speaking Thursday on SiriusXM Radio, Jones said a decision on whether Elliott would be suspended was "imminent." Jones has been careful to not predict whether Elliott would be disciplined by the NFL. Randy Gregory is missing the season after multiple violations of the NFL substance abuse policy.

Jerry Jones: Ezekiel Elliott met with NFL about investigation

After saying he expects the NFL to "imminently" announce its ruling, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones further elaborated by revealing the star running back has met with league officials in New York regarding his domestic violence allegation stemming from a 2016 incident. Jones has long asserted Elliott's innocence in the matter, recenty saying "there is absolutely nothing, not one thing, that I've seen that has anything to do with domestic violence." The league has not taken action against Elliott, who was never charged in the alleged assault. "They have had their hearing and they have had all of the responses," Jones said after Saturday's training camp practice, via the team's website. Meanwhile, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has effectively recused himself from the league's investigation.


Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says Ezekiel Elliott met with NFL officials within the last month regarding the league's year-long investigation into multiple incidents involving the Dallas running back. On July 16, Elliott was involved in an incident at a Dallas bar that initially sparked an assault investigation before Dallas police suspended their probe. NFL investigators interviewed Elliott in October as part of their probe. Elliott is entering his second NFL season with the Cowboys after rushing for 1,631 yards and 15 touchdowns en route to earning first-team All-Pro honors as a rookie. Elliott and the NFLPA turned over phone records and documents related to the case to the league in May.


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