Elliott cleared in Vegas scuffle

Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott won’t face criminal charges after scuffling with a music festival security guard in Las Vegas.

Prosecutor Steve Wolfson said the findings of a police investigation “lacked prosecutorial merit.”

The NFL said last month Elliott didn’t violate league personal conduct rules and wouldn’t face suspension.

Elliott was handcuffed but not arrested after police said he pushed a security guard to the ground at the event last May at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Cellphone video obtained by celebrity website TMZ showed an event staffer stumbling over a parking barrier after Elliott bumped him. The guard initially declined to press charges but later filed a criminal complaint. Elliott has been absent from Cowboys training camp in a contract dispute.

JETS CLAIM FORMER BROWNS SAFETY >> The Jets claimed safety Derrick Kindred off waivers from the Colts and signed former Falcons linebacker Stephone Anthony. Kindred spent the past three seasons with the Browns, where current Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams served in the same role the past two years. Kindred has two interceptions, 12 passes defensed and 148 total tackles in 42 games, including 17 NFL starts. He can play safety and cornerback.

COWBOYS, SMITH AGREE >> When the Cowboys announced a contract extension for Jaylon Smith, it was first a celebration of the linebacker’s journey from a career-threatening knee injury in college to one of the NFL’s richest contracts at his position.

Smith and the Cowboys agreed on a $64 million, five-year extension with $33.5 million guaranteed for the 2016 second-round pick.

College football

HURTS GETS OU NOD >> Jalen Hurts’ rise to the starting quarterback position at Oklahoma wasn’t a foregone conclusion, despite his wealth of championship experience at Alabama.

Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley took his time before naming Hurts the starter for the fourthranked Sooners’ Sept. 1 season opener against Houston. Though Hurts played in three national championship games for Alabama and helped the Crimson Tide win the 2017 national title, Riley said he wanted to see how Hurts would adjust to a new system after he transferred to Oklahoma in January.