The Dallas Cowboys are being cautious with star running back Ezekiel Elliot after he suffered a minor injury in a car accident that occurred over the weekend.
Elliot is reported to have been headed home from a charity event on Sunday night, May 21, when the vehicle he was riding in was rear-ended on the road. The fender bender caused the 2016 Rookie Of The Year to whip forward and hit his head from where he was seated in the car's passenger seat. Coincidentally, Elliot got into a nearly identical accident during last year's football pre-season.
The Cowboys didn't learn of the incident until Monday morning. He'd undergo an immediate evaluation, and his condition has been monitored since. "When he came in on Monday he had some body stiffness and some neck stiffness, so we got him checked out," Coach Jason Garrett told reporters. "We felt like it was the right thing to do to keep him out."
While he's been kept out of activities involving contact, Elliot continues to condition alongside his Cowboys teammates.
Source: nfl.com
