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Update: Ezekiel Elliott saved texts showing ex-girlfriend set him up
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Ezekiel Elliott is claiming innocence against allegations that he attacked his ex-girlfriend.
The woman believed to be Elliott’s ex-girlfiend, Tiffany Thompson, posted pictures of bruises and scars on Instagram and claimed that Elliott was responsible for them. Elliott’s party has already denied the original report of abuse, which was broken by TMZ.
According to Dallas ABC affiliate reporter Mike Leslie, Elliott might have a defense that’s more than hearsay:
High-ranking #Cowboys source says that Ezekiel Elliott has messages saved on his phone proving his ex-girlfriend is trying to set him up.
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) July 22, 2016
It hasn’t been reported what those text messages read, but the Cowboys reportedly are standing behind their first-round pick.
Columbus Police filed a report after the alleged incident occurred on Friday morning, but Elliott was not arrested or charged because of conflicting reports from witnesses. She declined medical assistance.
According to the police report obtained by Eleven Warriors, the woman claimed that Elliott assaulted her at 2:35 a.m. Friday morning while sitting in the driver’s seat of her parked vehicle. She also claimed that Elliott was her “live-in boyfriend,” which he denied.
According to Pro Football Talk, the NFL will investigate the matter further.
Elliott maintained his innocence:
Ezekiel Elliott tells @michaelirvin88: "I didn't put my hands on her."
— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) July 22, 2016
Elliott claimed that Thompson suffered the injuries in a bar fight. He maintained that she was setting him up as a result of ending their relationship.
Per a source, Elliott broke off the relationship and alleged victim said she would ruin him if he did. Thus the accusations
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) July 22, 2016
We’ll continue to update this story as more details emerge.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.