Cowboys 'very comfortable' with Ezekiel Elliott's explanation about domestic violence report

The Dallas Cowboys said they were aware of a February allegation of domestic violence against running back Ezekiel Elliott, two months before he was drafted.

Paste BN Sports was the first to report on the incident on Friday.

“I know everything, yes. There has been nothing that I don’t know about that anybody has brought up,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told reporters after Sunday’s 35-10 victory against the Cleveland Browns.

“So I’m very comfortable that I’ve got Zeke’s full story. I’m very comfortable about that.”

An incident report obtained by Paste BN Sports from the Aventura (Fla.) Police Department said that the woman who alleged Elliott abused her for five days in July in Columbus, Ohio, also called police to report another alleged altercation Feb. 12. According to the report, the woman suffered left shoulder pain from the force of Elliott pushing her up against a wall during an argument that turned physical.

There were no visible signs of injury, and the accuser declined to go to the hospital after police responded to the call, according to the report.

Elliott wasn’t arrested for the incident, and Terry Chavez, spokesperson for the Miami-Dade State Attorney's office, told Paste BN Sports the case was not forwarded to prosecutors for review. Chavez said there's no record the accuser pursued charges on her own.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told Paste BN Sports the league would not comment on an ongoing investigation. Elliott could be suspended up to six games if found in violation of the personal conduct policy.

“Everything, everything that I know regarding any of Zeke’s behavior makes me satisfied that we don’t have any issues,” Jones said. “And I know about all of those things.”

Paste BN Sports does not identify alleged victims of domestic violence.

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones also told reporters the team was “very aware” of the Florida allegation and called it “old news,” according to The Dallas Morning News.

“We know Zeke,” Stephen Jones said after Sunday’s game. “We know his family, know the situation and are supportive of him. We feel really good about him.”

For the domestic violence allegation made in July, the Columbus City Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges, citing conflicting and inconsistent information across all incidents.

Robert S. Tobias, principal assistant city attorney in Columbus and director the department’s prosecution resources unit, recently told Paste BN Sports in emails that he believes there were a series of interactions between Elliott and the woman “where violence occurred,” but he couldn’t conclude exactly what happened between them.

Elliott leads the NFL with 891 rushing yards.

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