ESPN writes that Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was not pleased to see a video on TMZ that appeared to show Ezekiel Elliott at a Seattle marijuana dispensary hours before the rookie running back was set to make his preseason debut.
"Well, I think that in and of itself the reason we are talking about is in a way part of the learning process," owner Jerry Jones told the Star-Telegram after the team lost to the Seahawks. "But it's not good. It's just not good. It's just not good."
Despite legal recreational use in Washington state, marijuana remains a banned substance in the NFL.
Players who test positive could be suspended.
The TMZ post labels Elliott as a “marijuana tourist” but provides no evidence that he actually bought any pot.
Ezekiel Elliott -- Marijuana Tourist ... During Seattle Road Trip (Video) https://t.co/Lt6IOnt1HY
— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) August 25, 2016
During the Cowboys-Seahawks game, Elliott rushed for 48 yards on seven carries, including a 13-yard run where he knocked Seattle safety Kam Chancellor backward.
The Seahawks beat the Cowboys 27-17.
According to ESPN, Elliott is under investigation by the Columbus, Ohio, district attorney's office for an alleged domestic violence incident involving a former girlfriend.
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