Cowboys’ Elliott reportedly in fight

A 30-year-old man was assaulted Sunday night in an incident that involved Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, according to multiple reports Monday, but police did not name a suspect in the case.

No one was arrested and no suspects were listed in a preliminary report, Dallas police said in a Monday news release.

“According to the report, the victim did not know who assaulted him,” Officer Melinda Gutierrez said in the news release. “The victim was transported to an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries.”

The victim, Nkemakola Ibeneme, 30, of Dallas, told police he was punched in the nose, according to the report.

Mike Fisher, reporter for 105.3 FM The Fan in Dallas, said that Elliott was involved in a physical altercation with a bouncer at Clutch Bar on Cedar Springs Road on Sunday night. Adam Schefter of ESPN also confirmed the report.

Panthers fire Gettleman

Just over a week before training camp opens, the Carolina Panthers have no general manager. And no president.

The team that faded from a Super Bowl spot to a losing season in 2016 fired Dave Gettleman on Monday, eight days before the Panthers get down to preseason business. They already were without a team president after Danny Morrison resigned in February.

Owner Jerry Richardson said in a statement he made the decision after a long evaluation of the team’s football operations.

Gettleman had been Carolina’s general manager for four seasons, when the Panthers went 43-261. But Carolina was 6-10 last season a year after reaching Super Bowl 50, where it lost to Denver. The Panthers had won the NFC South his first three years at the helm.

The relationship between Richardson and Gettleman began to deteriorate shortly after Carolina’s Super Bowl defeat. Gettleman used the franchise tag on cornerback Josh Norman, but rescinded it a few weeks later and allowed him to become a free agent.

Steelers, Bell unable to agree on deal

The Pittsburgh Steelers and star running back Le’Veon Bell failed to reach an agreement on a longterm contract, meaning Bell will play on a one-year tender this season.

Pittsburgh placed the franchise tag on Bell in March and had until Monday afternoon to work out a new deal. Bell instead will make $12.1 million this season, the average of the five highest-paid running backs in the league.

Bell could become an unrestricted free agent next spring or the Steelers could place the franchise tag on him a second time. General manager Kevin Colbert says the team will “resume its efforts” to resign Bell next offseason.

Cousins to play on franchise tag

Kirk Cousins will be the first quarterback in NFL history to play consecutive seasons on the franchise tag.

Cousins and the Washington Redskins didn’t sign a long-term deal by the deadline Monday. He will make $23.94 million on the franchise tag in 2017 after earning $19.95 million last year.

Cousins and executives called negotiations positive, and they may go through this again next spring. If Washington uses the franchise tag again for 2018,

Cousins would get a 44 percent raise to $34.47 million, or they could use the transition tag on him at a cost of $28.78 million.