Ezekiel Elliott is shown on a video obtained by TMZ pushing a security guard to the ground at a Las Vegas festival over the weekend. The video shows Elliott then getting handcuffed a few moments later. TMZ detailed the latest incident involving Elliott.
Here’s the deal … the Dallas Cowboys superstar running back had been spotted in the parking lot at the Electric Daisy Carnival around 3 AM on Saturday morning arguing with his girlfriend.
Zeke never puts his hands on the woman but he uses his body to block her from walking away several times during the argument.
A short time later, Zeke and the woman are seen speaking with event staffers — when suddenly Elliott confronts one them and says, “You got something to say!?”
Zeke gets in the staffer’s face and uses his body to shove the guy backward until the staffer hits a metal gate — that’s when Zeke uses his forearm to shove the guy to the ground.
Elliott has had multiple incidents with alleged physical altercations since getting drafted by the Cowboys. The Dallas running back was suspended six games in 2017 for a previous incident with his ex-girlfriend. Elliott’s attorney Frank Salzano told Pro Football Talk that security “overreacted” and Elliott was released with no charges.
“Security misconstrued and overreacted to the situation,” Salzano said, per Pro Football Talk. “He was cuffed as a precautionary measure. He was released with no charges. He left Vegas that night and went to his [youth football camp in Dallas] on Sunday.”
Ezekiel Elliott Was Initially Accused of Breaking a Man’s Nose at a Dallas Bar in 2017, But Was Not Named in the Police Report
Elliott was accused of punching a man at a Dallas bar in 2017, but was not listed in the police report, per the Star-Telegram. Elliott was also never charged in the incident. Bouncer Michael Huffman later defended Elliott saying it was someone else who punched the victim, per Star-Telegram.
“It didn’t go down like that,” said Huffman, who said he had a good view because he was close to Elliott hoping to get a selfie. “Everybody is saying that, but he didn’t throw the punch …
“Zeke was just standing there arms folded chilling feeling the crowd. Then I seen DJ getting loud toward the vicinity of Zeke and then I see an overhand right come over the back of Zeke shoulder that landed square in DTrain’s face and he went to sleep. He didn’t even see it. Then the crowd circled and dispersed. I’m surprised a whole video hasn’t been released yet.”
While the incident in Vegas was far from a full-blown fight, it is not a good look for Elliott given his past history. It will be interesting to see how the NFL responds to the situation. The league detailed their reasoning for Elliott’s 2017 suspension in a press release.
In a letter to Elliott advising him of the decision, Todd Jones, the NFL’s Special Counsel for Conduct, said these advisors “were of the view that there is substantial and persuasive evidence supporting a finding that [Elliott] engaged in physical violence against Ms. Thompson on multiple occasions during the week of July 16, 2016.”
