Police suspend probe of Cowboys RB Elliott
The Dallas Police Department suspended its investigation of an alleged assault involving Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, citing a lack of witnesses and an inability to contact the victim.
The alleged incident occurred at Clutch Bar in Dallas late Sunday and left a 30-year-old man hospitalized with a nose injury, according to a police report. No arrests were made; police did not name any suspects.
■ Jaguars: Defensive end Dante Fowler Jr., 22, was arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida, on charges of simple battery and mischief after reportedly striking a man, stomping on his glasses and throwing his grocery bag in a lake.
■ Bears: Quarterback
Mitchell Trubisky, the No. 2 pick in this year’s NFL draft, signed a four-year contract worth approximately $29 million guaranteed, including a $19 million signing bonus.
■ Chargers: Wide receiver Mike Williams, Los Angeles’ first-round draft pick, might need surgery to repair a herniated disk in his lower back that would end his rookie season.
■ Packers: The NFL suspended wide receiver Geronimo Allison without pay for Green Bay’s season opener for violating the league’s substanceabuse policy.
■ Panthers: Marty Hurney, who served as Carolina’s general manager from 2002 to 2012, returned to the organization as interim general manager.
■ Bills: The death of former wide receiver James Hardy, 31, who was found June 7 in the Maumee River in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was ruled a suicide.