TMZ: Ezekiel Elliott Allegedly Punched Man In Nose At Bar - Not Arrested

[TheFinisher]

Hands on the girl could buy him an out if he did crack the guy.

But again, he needs to start avoiding situations like this altogether.

If he threw a punch, regardless if he was in the right, I still think it cements the looming suspension. They're looking for anything to pin on him.

If this story has truth to it I don't have an issue with what he did as an isolated incident, but like you said the bigger issue is he should have just stayed the **** home to begin with. You have a giant target on your back, why even risk it?

That's just poor situational awareness

 

[Kaiser]

And he's basically acting exactly how you would expect a 21-year old who's never been told No to act.

If you give millions of dollars and international fame to all the 21 year olds in the world, 90% of them will act like Johnny Manziel and not Ezekiel Elliott.

 

[Ranching]

Goodell is gonna lead the league in tackles after this.

 

[TRUTH87]

Zeke......zeke...

 

[Sydla]

unless they have video of Zeke actually hitting he guy it going to be one persons word against another. And frankly right now I am not willing like some here to automatically believe the worst about Zeke.

Well it appears it's more than one person's word against Zeke.

 

[aria]

real EASY for you to say that; but the situation might have been very different. Its telling though that you WANT to believe the worst.

I usually do believe the worst. I'm a self admitted pessimist in most cases, even wrote a paper on it in college,I'll be more than happy to dig through the attic and send you a copy if it still exists.

Obviously none of us know the situation yet. All I'm saying is unless someone pinned down the girl, punched her, etc then what he did was not the right way to handle it. If it was some sort of grab/grope he should have handled it much differently.

 

[Sydla]

What's not to understand? Have the seen the ESPN documentary on Zeke's life? He's one of the most spoiled guys in the NFL. And he's basically acting exactly how you would expect a 21-year old who's never been told No to act.

The idea that Dez had an easier time being an adult given his upbringing versus Zeke who had a more pampered upbringing. Dez certainly had his issues when he was a late teen, early 20s kid himself too.

 

[aria]

Zeke......zeke...

You making that up? Maybe he saw you taking a picture, I wouldn't be too thrilled either.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

It's a tough situation these days with TMZ and cell-phones and a league that is hell-bent on promoting a sanitized image. You take some very young guys, make them rich and famous, and tell them they can't get rowdy and party? That's a big ask for a group of guys that haven't even matured yet.

 

[aria]

There's no way the league will let him off the hook because he was "defending" a woman. If that's the case then he's lucky he didn't get arrested for assault and it will give every NFL player a free pass to hit someone anytime someone touches their lady friend (which I'm sure happens more often then most think).

He's just plain dumb.

 

[TRUTH87]

You making that up? Maybe he saw you taking a picture, I wouldn't be too thrilled either.

Hes a public figure tho. What can zeke expect? If true.. I'm not necessarily thrilled with zeke the Person so far.

 

[Melonfeud]

Was listening to Jim Roam the his morning,,, cops talked to a drunk guy with a broken nose at the 'clutch ***'(I can't remember )
Another dude said: it was that DALLAS COWBOYS running back that did it!
( Ezekiel Elliott: walks his post from flank to flank and takes NO **** from any rank)
Just what are you( as a fan)
Gonna do?,,,, nothing but support him and his actions.
Considering just what's on the the line in the N.F.C. east I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this isn't
Industrial sabotage by a paid agent provocateur ,,,funded by the teams that have a vested interest in this seasons outcome.
( I know I'd have a " black bag and underhanded dirty tricks" department in my billion dollar franchise)

 

[SultanOfSix]

Getting in a fight is legally and socially acceptable?

No, but drinking is, and with drinking comes the chance of inebriation, and with the latter comes the increased chance of loosened inhibitions, emotions, and hence anger. And thus, the greater probability for fights to break out which is a commonplace occurrence in bars. It happens.

 

[Shinaoi]

If he threw a punch, regardless if he was in the right, I still think it cements the looming suspension. They're looking for anything to pin on him.

If this story has truth to it I don't have an issue with what he did as an isolated incident, but like you said the bigger issue is he should have just stayed the **** home to begin with. You have a giant target on your back, why even risk it?

That's just poor situational awareness

Yep I agree. Sometimes young people do dumb things and maybe he wasn't even in the wrong. But at some point he has to start taking this all very seriously, and walking the straight and narrow. Going to a club on Sunday night isn't exactly the best spot to be when people are already looking for a reason to get you.

 

[TheFinisher]

I usually do believe the worst. I'm a self admitted pessimist in most cases, even wrote a paper on it in college,I'll be more than happy to dig through the attic and send you a copy if it still exists.

Obviously none of us know the situation yet. All I'm saying is unless someone pinned down the girl, punched her, etc then what he did was not the right way to handle it. If it was some sort of grab/grope he should have handled it much differently.

This.

He is the subject of an ongoing NFL investigation that was reaching it's peak over the weekend. The reasonable thing to do in his situation would have been to just lay low and minimize the risk of anything happening that could be used against you before the start of training camp. Deciding it would be a good idea to go to a bar (where the risk of getting into an altercation substantially increases) is just moronic. That's about the worst possible environment he could have put himself in this weekend. Go to an art gallery, a museum, a show... I mean literally anything would have been better than a bar.

Regardless of the details that come out, the bottom line is if he threw a punch it was a punch that could have been avoided had he used some wisdom and not gone to a bar. Have some common sense and understand the microscope you're under right now.

 

[Sydla]

No, but drinking is, and with drinking comes the chance of inebriation, and with the latter comes the increased chance of loosened inhibitions, emotions, and hence anger. And thus, the greater probability for fights to break out which is a commonplace occurrence in bars. It happens.

It happens. But somehow, many NFL players are able to steer clear of that stuff. Why can't Elliott?

 

[NextGenBoys]

Zeke......zeke...

I'm fading on Zeke real fast.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Hopefully, Cris Carter will call up Zeke and tell him how to get a fall guy lined up.

Just like Revis.

 

[Shinaoi]

Zeke......zeke...

I hope that's not true. Zeke seemed like a cool guy.

 

[SultanOfSix]

It happens. But somehow, many NFL players are able to steer clear of that stuff. Why can't Elliott?

I doubt many are able to steer clear of it, at least the ones who are Zeke's age, and with a similar variables to him. I just don't think they get as much publicity as he does.

Hopefully, he'll be able to control himself with help from the organization.