Elliott’s appeal will argue ex threatened to ruin his career

Ezekiel Elliott and his lawyers plan to appeal his six-game suspension Tuesday, and it appears that they will base their case, at least in part, on repeated threats they say his ex-girlfriend made to ruin his career. One of those alleged threats was racial in nature.

In a letter sent last week to Elliott, the league said its punishment rested on evidence that he “engaged in physical violence against Ms. [Tiffany] Thompson on multiple occasions during the week of July 16, 2016.”

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which reported Monday obtaining documents related to the appeal, Elliott intends to argue that Thompson only decided to go to police alleging domestic violence after he barred her from his 21st birthday party.

The Star-Telegram reported the following threats Elliott said Thompson made against him on the night of July 21, 2016, and the following early-morning hours:

After being told Elliott didn’t want her at his house that night and he didn’t want her coming out with him, Thompson responded, “Ok this is what you want? Ok then, I’m going to ruin your life. You will see. If I was you, I wouldn’t go out tonight.”

After being told she couldn’t come to Elliott’s 21st birthday party, Thompson told him, “that’s worst decision you made in your life. I’m going to ruin you life now.”

In a text message, Thompson told Elliott: “You better be smart. And not be a dumb man. B—, keep [messing] with the wrong, b—.”

After being barred from the after-party, Thompson was heard yelling and screaming that “your career is over” and then called police.

Elliott is also “100 percent certain” that Thompson told him on July 22, “You are a black male athlete. I’m a white girl. They are not going to believe you.”