Roger Goodell To Meet With Ezekiel Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott could be in trouble with the NFL once again. On Tuesday, commissioner Roger Goodell will meet with the Cowboys running back to discuss his May incident in Las Vegas, a source tells ESPN.com’s Todd Archer (on Twitter). 

Elliott was briefly detained by police at a concert after bumping a security guard. The event gained national headlines after TMZ procured video, putting the onus on the NFL to act. If the NFL finds that Elliott “threatened physical violence against another person,” that could spell trouble for the 23-year-old (24 in July).

As you surely know by now, a player can be subject to penalty under the NFL’s personal conduct policy without an arrest. His suspension history with the league also doesn’t help matters. Elliott was suspended six games in 2017 under the personal-conduct policy, stemming from an alleged incident in 2016 involving a former girlfriend in Columbus, Ohio.

Last season, Elliott posted 1,434 yards and six touchdowns on the ground while adding 77 receptions, 567 yards, and three scores in the passing game. Of course, Elliott ran behind one of the NFL’s better offensive lines, and only ranked 18th in Football Outsiders’ success rate. Still, losing him for any period of time would be a bad blow for Dallas.

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