News: DMN: Stephen Jones on Cowboys selecting Jourdan Lewis during domestic violence case: 'This

[Alexander]

Yes. Apparently the girl reported two incidents with Zeke. One before he was drafted and one after. Because one supposedly occurred after, the league could act.

But as far as I know, that's done with, isn't it?

It is done when Mara says it is. And that is all the people need to know.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Stolen with the 92nd pick of the draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

 

[morasp]

I like what they said about all the DB's we took, or almost all of them. That they have "sticky hands" and can go get the ball.
They emphasized this about Lewis on draft day.

That sounds good to me. One thing we've been missing that was one of the strengths of the bears defense when Rod was there was all the turnovers they forced. It helped them win a lot of games.

 

[Bowdown27]

Heard that concerning Conley. But what is with the stalking of Elliott for a year? Did his supposed incident happen after he was drafted?

That's what baffled me when it came out about Conley. Why would they still look into Zeke then. Goodell is a joke

 

[Stash]

Stolen with the 92nd pick of the draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

Among several if you ask me. I'm still shaking my head at how some of these players were still there.

 

[DogFace]

There is no bias. Only different rulings for different teams regarding the same rules.

 

[morasp]

Among several if you ask me. I'm still shaking my head at how some of these players were still there.

And to think I was worried in the second round when so many DBs had already been taken. It couldn't have worked out much better.

 

[Bullflop]

As I understand it, when the police arrived on the scene, they found no evidence of abuse on her nor within the surroundings. It's strictly her word against his. Normally, in such cases, there's no conviction due to lack of evidence.

 

[Stash]

And to think I was worried in the second round when so many DBs had already been taken. It couldn't have worked out much better.

 

[Nova]

They did their due diligence and felt good enough about Randy Gregory, so we should all take Jones' word as gold. Nothing to be concerned about.

That's an overall fair point.

But oddly, a prospect linked to a failed drug test vs one linked to domestic violence is a riskier prospect.

 

[lqmac1]

Cowboys director of player personnel and executive vice president Stephen Jones recently went on SiriusXM NFL Radio with Jim Miller and Pat Kirwan. Here are some highlights:
On first-round pick, Michigan defensive end Taco Charlton:

"He's just a guy who has a really high floor and a really high ceiling. He's a guy who kinda came on as the season went with Michigan. He's got everything you look for in a 4-3 defensive end without having to compromise anything. He's got the length, he's got the size. He was a big-time basketball player, he's got quicks. You look at his 10-splits and they're right there with some of the best players in the draft. We just got really comofortable with him and a handful of other guys, if one of those guys happened to get to that pick we'd pick him."

On the investigating the Cowboys did into third-round pick Jourdan Lewis and his domestic violence situation before drafting him:

"Well, this guy's an outstanding guy. At the end of the day, we did a lot of research. No need to rehash all that. At the end of the day we go what kind of guy is this overall? And whether it's on the field, off the field, this guy is a solid individual. Of course we did all our investigations, we did all our diligence and we decided, hey, he's not coming off our board. And we feel good about it. Obviously that will have to play out. We feel good about how that's going to play out. We have a lot of confidence in him. We just said, hell, we need some corners here. I think he can step in and ... I think he's going to make a big difference."

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I have zero concern about this. People seem to forget that when you are Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys, you have pull in everything, everywhere. I'm sure a few phone calls were made to some legal representatives before the decision was made. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if there has been some money put in some pockets.

 

[waldoputty]

I have zero concern about this. People seem to forget that when you are Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys, you have pull in everything, everywhere. I'm sure a few phone calls were made to some legal representatives before the decision was made. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if there has been some money put in some pockets.

not only that. jerry specifically said that it was a misdemeanor charge. or i guess minimal risk for jail time. if nfl is going to be 'consistent', then it should not suspend for incidents prior to draft?

 

[lqmac1]

not only that. jerry specifically said that it was a misdemeanor charge. or i guess minimal risk for jail time. if nfl is going to be 'consistent', then it should not suspend for incidents prior to draft?

I can't remember who it was, but they just came out and said they were going to discipline a player who got drafted because the incident happened before the draft.

Maybe Conally from Ohio St?

 

[waldoputty]

I can't remember who it was, but they just came out and said they were going to discipline a player who got drafted because the incident happened before the draft.

Maybe Conally from Ohio St?

really, i thought i read the opposite about conally rape allegation

 

[lqmac1]

really, i thought i read the opposite about conally rape allegation

I might be on the wrong player, but there was definitely somebody who will not be getting penalized in the NFL because whatever they did, was done before the draft

 

[JoeKing]

I read that his jury trial is supposed to start sometime in July, so if he is found guilty of domestic violence will he get suspended by the league?

And if he is found guilty and suspended, how many games are we looking at? Hardy got 5 games or something like that, so is that kinda the norm nowdays?

The jury trail verdict is not relevant for the league to punish Lewis. Hardy's DV case was dismissed but the league still saw fit to suspend him.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Among several if you ask me. I'm still shaking my head at how some of these players were still there.

What got me is the patience the Cowboys had. To just sit there and let the guys you want fall to you has to be incredibly stressful. The one move they made to get Woods was perfect.

 

[conner01]

They did their due diligence and felt good enough about Randy Gregory, so we should all take Jones' word as gold. Nothing to be concerned about.

Well there is that

 

[xwalker]

More post-draft chatter..

The story by the girlfriend was one of the more absurd ones that I've heard. He threw pillows at her, then hid in the closet but was gone when she called the police.

I need to find a rich chick and get her to beat me up. $$$$

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

The jury trail verdict is not relevant for the league to punish Lewis. Hardy's DV case was dismissed but the league still saw fit to suspend him.

The date of incident is.