Jones comments on Elliott's ban for 1st time: NFL has 'no evidence'

Outside of reiterating his team's support of Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has remained mostly silent on his star running back's six-game suspension for domestic violence allegations.

However, that changed Tuesday - the day of Elliott's appeal - with Jones calling the situation "very complicated" because the NFL has "no evidence" of wrongdoing by the second-year pro.

"Unfortunately you get confused in this conversation," Jones said Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, according to ESPN's Todd Archer. "Every person that has any sense at all understands domestic violence and abhors it. On the other hand, I've had a lot of experience in this area. For 10 years before I bought the Cowboys I was the head of (a) battered women (organization) of Arkansas. I raised more money and been in more safe houses than a lot of people that talk about it and so it's a terrible problem.

"On the other hand with what we are today and what we're trying to be relative to addressing it in the league, (it) has all kinds of issues and it should. It's a very complicated issue because you have no evidence here. That's all I want to say about it. But it creates quite a convoluted approach by Zeke's representatives and by the league that I really hate is a focus of all of our attention. I do. Even though others would say that the issue needs this kind of focus and you're using the NFL for visibility."

Jones didn't say whether the Cowboys would opt to take the case to court - as Tom Brady did with his Deflategate ban - if Elliott's appeal is denied.

"I know that Zeke's counsel and his direction has been thought through thoroughly, and so I know that to be the case," Jones said. "As you know I am and should be taking the stance of not really commenting on this at this time from the standpoint of a personal role with the Cowboys."