Eagles

Lawsuit Alleges Cowboys Worked With Police to Cover Up Zeke Elliott Car Crash

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Jul 31st, 2019 · 10:33 AM EDT

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Ezekiel Elliott remains in Cabo this morning, where he’s working out while holding out, looking for a new contract from the Cowboys.

Apropos of the Birds’ division rival is a story shared this morning on TMZ, a story titled “DALLAS COWBOYS SUED, ACCUSED OF POLICE COVER-UP… In Zeke Elliott Crash.” Apparently a lawsuit obtained by TMZ alleges that the Cowboys “conspired with police” to cover up a 2017 car crash that would have kept Elliott out of the divisional round playoff game against the Packers.

Via TMZ, after the jump:

The suit stems from a January 11, 2017 car crash — 4 days before the Cowboys played the Packers in an NFC Divisional Round game — when Zeke slammed a GMC Yukon into a BMW 750 driven by Ronnie Hill on his way to the Cowboys practice facility.

Hill claims Zeke was obviously at fault because the running back was running late to practice and had “barreled through a red light” — causing more than $33,000 in damage to Hill’s vehicle. Hill claims he suffered “serious and permanent” injuries in the wreck.

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At the time, the Frisco Police Dept. put out a statement describing the incident as a “minor vehicle crash” … but Hill says that’s a crock of BS.

In fact, Hill claims the Dallas Cowboys “conspired with the Frisco Police Dept. to cover up the severity of the accident to assure that Elliott’s health would not be placed in question before their playoff game.”

TMZ updated the story with a comment from police reading as such:

“Both parties to the crash were offered medical attention and both refused. Emergency medical services were not requested by either party. Neither party was treated or transported.”

So maybe this is something or maybe it’s nothing, but you just hate to see the Dallas Cowboys involved in another legal dispute.