The NFL’s investigation into allegations of domestic violence against Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott took a “potentially significant step” on Thursday. According to a report by Tom Pelissero of USA Today Sports, the NFL Players Association turned over phone records and other documents that had been a longstanding request by league investigators.
The investigation had been ongoing since last July, when a woman accused Elliott of assaulting her in Columbus, Ohio. Local attorneys in Columbus decided not to press charges against Elliott, citing inconsistent stories and conflicting information related to the incident. USA Today Sports had also reported that the same woman had called police on Elliott in February of 2016 in Florida prior to that year’s NFL Draft.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has stated that there is no timeline for the probe’s completion and neither he nor the league office have publicly commented on the details of the ongoing investigation. Under its personal conduct policy, the NFL can suspend a player without charges being filed.
Elliott has maintained his innocence and says that he wants closure from the incident. The Cowboys have also stood behind Elliott throughout the entire process.
“Everything, everything that I know regarding any of Zeke’s behavior makes me satisfied that we don’t have any issues,” owner Jerry Jones told The Dallas Morning News in November. “There’s been nothing, nothing that I didn’t know about that anybody has brought up.”
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