The Facts: Jerry Jones continued to express support of Elliott on Tuesday as the NFL continues its investigation of the rookie running back for two incidents in which a former girlfriend alleged assault. "Because it is pending, I'm not going to comment on that at all," Jones said from Senior Bowl practices, when asked about the NFL investigation of Elliott. "I'm very comfortable with where Zeke is with that situation."
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The NFL investigated Elliott throughout the 2016 season and never ruled one way or the other. The investigating is still ongoing, with the NFL officials looking into an incident last February in Florida and an allegation by the same woman for alleged assault by Elliott over several days in July in Columbus, Ohio (those claims are what initiated the NFL's investigation). Does Jones believe the NFL will rule on Elliott's investigation by the start of the 2017 season? "I don't want to get ahead because that's obviously somebody other than me," Jones said, "but I'm well aware of all of the circumstances involved there and have felt good about it since training camp and have seen nothing that in any way would make me think any differently than we felt shortly after it became a point. ..." We'll continue to follow up.