FRISCO, Texas (AP) – Days from his Dallas debut and cleared by prosecutors in Ohio in a domestic violence case, Ezekiel Elliott still had to answer questions Wednesday about conduct away from the field.
The same report citing insufficient evidence to support a woman’s claims against him included documents that had a text exchange between the two indicating concern over Elliott passing a drug test.
The report was released less than two weeks after video surfaced of Elliott in a legal marijuana shop in Seattle, which led to admonishments from owner and general manager Jerry Jones and coach Jason Garrett.
“I feel like there have been some damages done, but the past is the past,” said Elliott, the fourth overall pick of the draft out of Ohio State. “I’m focused on the now.”
Here’s the now: Elliott is set to do something Hall of Famers Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith didn’t by starting the opener as a rookie running back for the Cowboys on Sunday against the New York Giants.