Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott Suspended For Six Games

I THINK SIX GAMES IS WAY TOO
MUCH. SIX GAMES, THE
PUNISHMENT FROM THE NFL FOR
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT.
WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON A RULING
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
THE SUSPENSION COMES AFTER THE
LEAGUE'S YEAR-LONG
INVESTIGATION INTO ACCUSATIONS
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
FANS WE TALKED TO TODAY SEEM TO
BE SPLIT HE NEEDS TO BE A
ROLE MODEL BUT MAYBE HE WILL
LEARN SOMETHING FROM THIS.
IT SEEMS INCREDIBLY EXCESSIVE.
I THOUGHT IF THEY DID ANYTHING
IT MIGHT BE TWO. THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACCUSATIONS
ARE PART OF A STRING OF EVENTS
LINKED TO THE PLAYER WE WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
ELLIOT HAS THREE DAYS TO APPEAL
THE DECISION THAT AS IT STANDS
THE SUSPENSION BEGINS SEPTEMBER
2 AND HE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO
PLAY AFTER MONDAY, OCTOBER 23
THAT MEANS HE CAN PLAY IN ALL
THE PRESEASON GAMES WHICH THE
TEAM IS PREPARING FOR.
SO WHAT ARE THE COWBOYS AS A
TEAM SAYING?
INVESTIGATOR SAID THERE WERE
SUBSTANTIAL AND PERSUASIVE
EVIDENCE THAT HE HAD PHYSICAL
CONFRONTATIONS WITH HIS EX-
GIRLFRIEND, TIFFANY THOMPSON.
EVEN THE PROSECUTORS IN
COLUMBUS, OHIO NEVER FILED
CHARGES. WE'VE GOT TEAM
COVERAGE FOR YOU.
KEITH RUSSELL IS IN STUDIO WITH
THE FORMER DALLAS COWBOYS
PLAYER JAY NOVACEK AND WE BEGIN
WITH BILL JONES IN OXNARD.
Reporter: THIS IS NO OFFICIAL
WORD FROM THE TEAM BECAUSE OF
THE PRESCHEDULED MEATY --
MEETING, NO MEDIA ACCESS DAY.
SOURCES TELL ME THE TEAM IS
IRATE AND SHOCKED AT THE
DECISION FROM JERRY JONES ON
DOWN.
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT AND OF THE TEAM
WENT THROUGH A WALK-THROUGH
THIS MORNING ON THE PRACTICE
FIELD MUCH LIKE THIS ONE FROM
LAST NIGHT.
PRIOR TO THAT JASON GARRETT
CALLED AN IMPROMPTU MEETING TO
-- INFORMED THEM OF THE
SUSPENSION A STRONG STATEMENT
FROM ELLIOTTS ATTORNEYS SAYING
THEY ARE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED
WITH THE NFL'S DECISION.
THE FINDINGS ARE REPLETE WITH
FACTUAL INACCURACIES AND
ERRONEOUS CONCLUSIONS.
WHILE IGNORING OTHER CRITICAL
EVIDENCE.
SINCE CRANE -- TRAINING CAMP
STARTED JERRY JONES HAS BEEN
STEADFAST IN HIS BELIEF. I
THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT
EVERYTHING THAT I'M AWARE OF,
I'M NOT ANTICIPATING A
SUSPENSION.
I MADE MY COMMENTS BASED ON
KNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE.
I DO NOT ANTICIPATE A
SUSPENSION. EZEKIEL ELLIOTT
WILL APPEAL TODAY'S RULING AND
HE HAS THREE DAYS TO FILE THE
APPEAL.
A HEARING WILL THEN TAKE PLACE
WITHIN 10 DAYS.
A HEARING OFFICER HERE WILL
RENDER A FINAL AND BINDING
DECISION AND IF EZEKIEL ELLIOTT
DOES NOT LIKE THAT DECISION HE
ALSO COULD TAKE IT TO COURT,
WHICH WOULD BE A LONG DRAWN OUT
PROCESS HE CAN PLAY IN
PRESEASON GAMES AND IS EXPECTED
TO PLAY IN THE LITTLE BIT
AGAINST THE RAMS TOMORROW NIGHT
RIGHT HERE IN CBS 11> THE NFL
ADDRESS THE SUSPENSION AND
CONFERENCE CALL JUST AFTER THE
NEWS BROKE.
BROOKE ROGERS WAS THERE FOR
THAT CALL AND SHE WENT OUT TO
SEE FANS TO GET THEIR REACTION.
SHE'S LIFE FOR US IN NORTH
DALLAS. Reporter: MANY FANS
SAID THAT THEY WERE STUNNED BY
THE NEWS OF THE SIX-GAME
SUSPENSION AND THIS MORNING THE
NFL OFFERS SOMETHING OF AN
EXPLANATION.
ONE OF THE FOUR EXTERNAL
ADVISORS WHO HELPED REVIEW THE
CASE SAYS THEY POURED OVER
EVIDENCE INCLUDING PHONE DATA,
PHOTOGRAPHS AND A LENGTHY
INVESTIGATION REPORT BEFORE
CONCLUDING THAT ELLIOTT ENGAGE
IN A PHYSICAL FORCE AGAINST HIS
EX-GIRLFRIEND.
THEY SAY THE FACT THAT SHE TOOK
PICTURES -- PICTURES OF HER
INJURIES AND THE DATES OF THE
PICTURES MATCHED HER
ACCUSATIONS HELP.
SHE TOLD POLICE THAT ELLIOTT
ASSAULTED HER FIVE TIMES OVER A
SIX-DAY STRETCH IN JULY 2016.
HE WAS NEVER ARRESTED IN THE
SIX-GAME SUSPENSION IS STANDARD
FOR ALLEGATIONS OF DOMESTIC
ABUSE IN THE LEAGUE PER FANS WE
SPOKE TO HAD MIXED REACTIONS TO
THE NEWS. I THINK THEY'RE
TRYING TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF
HIM, WHICH I THINK IS
RIDICULOUS.
IT WAS AN ACCUSATION.
NOTHING EVER WENT TO TRIAL.
HE NEEDS TO BE A ROLE MODEL.
MAYBE HE WILL LEARN SOMETHING
FROM THIS.
Reporter: ELLIOTT HAS THREE
DAYS TO APPEAL.
WHAT FANS ARE SAYING THE SEASON
WILL BE LIKE WITHOUT HIM AT
5:00.
IN 2014 THE NFL CHANGED
THEIR PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY.
CONDUCT PROHIBITED BY PLAYERS
INCLUDES ACTUAL OR THREATENED
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST
ANOTHER PERSON, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE AND OTHER

Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott Suspended For Six Games

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