FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says the club is still gathering details over Ezekiel Elliott's involvement in an altercation at a Dallas bar, the latest off-field incident for the star running back.
Elliott, who was already facing a potential suspension over the NFL's investigation of a year-old domestic case, was involved in a dispute Sunday night that led to a man getting punched in the nose and being taken to a hospital.
Dallas police said the 30-year-old man didn't know who punched him, and the report does not mention Elliott.
Jones said Tuesday he didn't want to speculate about a possible suspension. An NFL spokesman says the league is looking into the latest incident "to understand the facts" (see full story).
Lions: DE Bryant handed another 4-game suspension
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions defensive end Armonty Bryant has been suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.
He can return to the active roster on Oct. 2.
The 26-year-old Bryant re-signed with Detroit in March after he had three sacks in five games.
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Detroit signed Bryant after he was cut by the Cleveland Browns at the end of a four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. After contributing in Detroit briefly last season, he was suspended three games for violating the NFL's policy on substances of abuse.
Bryant had 5 sacks for the Browns in 2015 and has 11 sacks in his 36-game, four-year career.
Cowboys: Whitehead’s dog returned safely
DALLAS -- Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead says his beloved dog Blitz is back home after someone took the pitbull and demanded a $10,000 ransom.
Whitehead posted a video of Blitz on his Snapchat account early Tuesday with the note: "Look who made it home safely!!! THANKS EVERYONE."
Whitehead told NBC 5 in Dallas he was in Florida last week when Blitz was taken from his Texas home, along with some shoes and bags. Whitehead says he got phone calls demanding he "cut a check" if he wanted to get Blitz back alive, but he refused to pay $10,000 without first getting proof that Blitz was OK.
Whitehead brought Blitz home nine weeks ago and has created an Instagram account for the pup, including photos of him in superhero costumes and a Cowboys shirt.
Jets: New Jersey approves team’s helipad plan
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New Jersey's Transportation Department approved a request by the New York Jets to add a helipad to their suburban training facility, without holding any public hearings on the issue.
Residents of Florham Park opposed the decision, saying the NFL team's facility is only a few miles from the Morristown Airport. NJ.com reports the Jets declined to comment on the approval and wouldn't say when construction would begin.
The Transportation Department issued a letter last week approving the project, spokesman Steve Schapiro said.
The team has been seeking a landing zone at the training facility since 2013, which was put on hold after community opposition.
The team refiled its application in March, arguing it was exempt from local zoning approvals because the training facility is owned by a state agency.
The filing by Florham Park Development LLC, which is associated with the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, said in its filing that the helipad would not be open for public use.
Residents in nearby Madison previously lodged objections in a separate state filing. They declined comment on the approval.