Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says his organization has zero tolerance for domestic violence as the Ezekiel Elliott suspension saga continues well past the midpoint of the 2017 season.
Elliott was granted a stay of his suspension Friday, allowing him to play Week 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs.
"There is complete zero tolerance by me and by the Cowboys about domestic violence ... (Zeke's) not being treated fairly," Jones said, according to Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News.
When Elliott was asked Friday whether he'd consider accepting the six-game suspension at some point as the legal battle drags on, he reiterated that he wouldn't because he's "not an abuser." The running back was never charged with a crime.
The Cowboys signed defensive end Greg Hardy in 2015 after he was found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend months earlier. Hardy appealed the verdict, requesting a jury trial, and prosecutors dismissed the charges after they couldn't locate the woman and she didn't appear in court for the hearing. The NFL launched its own investigation into the case and Hardy received a 10-game suspension, later reduced to four games, for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
