News: Are Ezekiel Elliott’s actions tainting the Dallas Cowboys image?

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Are Ezekiel Elliott’s actions tainting the Dallas Cowboys image?

https://thelandryhat.com/2017/08/19...ming-tainted-by-players-like-ezekiel-elliott/


Many Cowboy fans are up in arms and highly upset about the suspension. Is the NFL being too harsh on Elliott? My answer is no. Plain and simple. Elliott has shown time and time again that this is “Zeke’s world” and everyone else is living in it. Starting with Elliott’s days at Ohio State when he was expressing his frustration with the coaching staff about not receiving enough carries. There were also rumors Elliott had a possible drinking problem and was an avid club goer with former teammate Joey Bosa, which may have also involved illegal drugs.

In February of 2016 was when Elliott was first accused of domestic violence. A police report was made, but charges were never pursued. A few months later, in July of 2016, Elliott was again accused of domestic violence. The victim was the same from the February incident. Photos were taken, but conflicting stories forced the Columbus Police department in Ohio to not pursue charges once again. Soon after, on a preseason trip to Seattle, Elliott was spotted at a marijuana dispensary. The league has had a strict policy on drug abuse, one that has punished Elliott’s current teammates defensive ends Randy Gregory and DeMarcus Lawrence.

The 2016 football season was fairly quiet while Elliott handled his business on the field.But the offseason came too soon as Elliott was spotted in Dallas for St. Patrick Day festivities. Video was captured of Zeke pulling a woman’s top down and exposing her to the public. In the midst of an NFL investigation reports surfaced that Elliott may have been involved in an altercation at Clutch Bar in Uptown Dallas. He was accused of punching a DJ, but after a short investigation and a missing victim the case was suspended by the Dallas Police Department. Elliot was rumored to have been at Clutch Bar for the third night in a row when the incident occurred...
 

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Wasn't Dak also with Zeke at that club where the fight happened?

These stories are kind of just ridiculous. It seems more and more these days that people act like they don't live in glass houses. Jerry and the boys don't seem to concerned about it. The parade thing was poor choice, but spend a weekend in Lake Havasu I've seen way worse. Go to a club in Hollywood on any given night and there is a fight. Young people and alcohol isn't always the best combination. Zeke going into a weed shop where it's legal to check it out is not breaking any laws. We know he's innocent of the what he's being accused of. The NFL is trying to make an example, and it's using a high profile player and franchise for that benefit. It's going to backfire here IMO. People are being way over sensitive to this ****, and it's getting old. Not sure what the point is, but the writer should find something better and more productive to write about instead of fabricating some nonsense like this. "This is Zekes world, and we just live in it". Give me a break.:rolleyes: :facepalm:

I think I'll avoid that site moving forward
 

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Wasn't Dak also with Zeke at that club where the fight happened?

These stories are kind of just ridiculous. It seems more and more these days that people act like they don't live in glass houses. Jerry and the boys don't seem to concerned about it. The parade thing was poor choice, but spend a weekend in Lake Havasu I've seen way worse. Go to a club in Hollywood on any given night and there is a fight. Young people and alcohol isn't always the best combination. Zeke going into a weed shop where it's legal to check it out is not breaking any laws. We know he's innocent of the what he's being accused of. The NFL is trying to make an example, and it's using a high profile player and franchise for that benefit. It's going to backfire here IMO. People are being way over sensitive to this ****, and it's getting old. Not sure what the point is, but the writer should find something better and more productive to write about instead of fabricating some nonsense like this. "This is Zekes world, and we just live in it". Give me a break.:rolleyes: :facepalm:

I think I'll avoid that site moving forward

Read the whole write up, but then do a judgement on the reasons presented.

Remember the abortion issues? The many fractured lives that were later 'justified' by legislation, didn't just remove the dangers or protect from individual turmoils that followed. The base reason presented in this particular look into issues, was that a disrespect for women was evident.
 

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Read the whole write up, but then do a judgement on the reasons presented.

Remember the abortion issues? The many fractured lives that were later 'justified' by legislation, didn't just remove the dangers or protect from individual turmoils that followed. The base reason presented in this particular look into issues, was that a disrespect for women was evident.

I read the whole thing. My opinion still stands, and I will reiterate my stance, I will avoid that site moving forward.
 

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Elliott is just the flavor of the day. We have so many who have been tainting the Cowboys image in recent years with their problem behavior but IMO no one represents the Taint more than Jerry Jone$.
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Cowboys are just like any other team. We just get punished worst than other teams for some reason. Maybe its jealously or that we happen to be the most successful franchise in pro football. Or maybe 90% of all teams hate us.

Thus the reason I think this article is pure and utter crap. It only tailoring to the naive public who crave bad news.

All article are bias that doesn't address why Elliott wasn't charged with a crime at all and yet the NFL decides to use some sort of vigilante type of justice. Yet people eat these lies up.
 

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A totally ridiculously stupid article.

So essentially the guy says he's not sure the girl was hit but because Elliott has shown poor judgment in other areas he deserves a 6 game ban and having the NFL essentially call him a woman beater.
 

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Ms Thompson was physically battered . Elliott was with her in the apartment for several of the days which match up with them occurring . She accused him of inflicting them despite her inconsistencies and poor character.

All we have is Elliotts word.
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Ms Thompson was physically battered . Elliott was with her in the apartment for several of the days which match up with them occurring . She accused him of inflicting them despite her inconsistencies and poor character.

All we have is Elliotts word.
#winwithout21

There are I believe 9 eye sworn witnesses collaborating Zeke's story and a ton of proof she lied and fabricated stories in trying to extort money from it.
 

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There's no Conspiracy against the Cowboys.

Jerry has brought all of this on himself with all of the bad boys we harbor and pursue leading the league in suspended players.

And if that isn't enough he publicly pleads for his players acquittal to sway public opinion while lobbying the NFL to lift the mandatory drug testing on Marijuana so his players can play .

Jerry runs our franchise thru the eyes of a fan only concerned about suiting up his guys without any accountability to their conduct in the community, harm to the teams chemistry and culture along with any potential damage to the NFL image.

Basically a total disregard for the rest of the league for his own self interest . I'd definitely promote and support the league taking stronger action against Jerry even if it means hurting the Cowboys temporarily to deter him continuing his selfish ambitions which up to this point I'd argue is hurting us more than it's helping us.
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There are I believe 9 eye sworn witnesses collaborating Zeke's story and a ton of proof she lied and fabricated stories in trying to extort money from it.
And you believe Elliott is completely innocent and has never laid a hand on this girl?
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There are I believe 9 eye sworn witnesses collaborating Zeke's story and a ton of proof she lied and fabricated stories in trying to extort money from it.
These are 20 year old kids. Probably lying on both sides.

While I can see not enough evidence to prosecute I can see enough under the wide latitude of the personal conduct policy to suspend and I believe why he was.

Believe what you will. But until further evidence I support the 4 panel decision conclusion.
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Ms Thompson was physically battered . Elliott was with her in the apartment for several of the days which match up with them occurring . She accused him of inflicting them despite her inconsistencies and poor character.

All we have is Elliotts word.
#winwithout21

And the word of her friends, texts, co-workers oh and a bar fight. But tell us again how you know for a fact Zeke beat her? Unreal.

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There's no Conspiracy against the Cowboys.

Jerry has brought all of this on himself with all of the bad boys we harbor and pursue leading the league in suspended players.

And if that isn't enough he publicly pleads for his players acquittal to sway public opinion while lobbying the NFL to lift the mandatory drug testing on Marijuana so his players can play .

Jerry runs our franchise thru the eyes of a fan only concerned about suiting up his guys without any accountability to their conduct in the community, harm to the teams chemistry and culture along with any potential damage to the NFL image.

Basically a total disregard for the rest of the league for his own self interest . I'd definitely promote and support the league taking stronger action against Jerry even if it means hurting the Cowboys temporarily to deter him continuing his selfish ambitions which up to this point I'd argue is hurting us more than it's helping us.
#winwithout21


Go root for another team

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These are 20 year old kids. Probably lying on both sides.

While I can see not enough evidence to prosecute I can see enough under the wide latitude of the personal conduct policy to suspend and I believe why he was.

Believe what you will. But until further evidence I support the 4 panel decision conclusion.
#winwithout21

Yes because all the evidence thats been public really proves he did something :rolleyes: :facepalm:

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And you believe Elliott is completely innocent and has never laid a hand on this girl?
#winwithout21

Yes, that's how it works in this country.

Could he have touched her? Sure. But show me. Prove it to me. I am certainly open to the possibility he did it. But give me more than circumstantial evidence that relies heavily on the statement of a girl who was proven to have lied about facts surrounding this case.
 
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