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The report said Las Vegas police will
investigate to determine if official charges against Elliott
should be filed. The incident occurred during the Electric Daisy
Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. On Saturday, Elliott's
camp accused Johnson of extortion in a statement released to the
NFL Network.
"Over the course of the past several weeks, Mr. Elliott has been
the target of extortion," Elliott lawyers Scott Rosenblum and
Jason Lampert said in the statement. "Kyle Johnson's filing of a
criminal complaint against Mr. Elliott in connection with the
Las Vegas incident is the latest attempt to do so. Mr. Elliott
and his team are in contact with all of the proper authorities
and are fully cooperating with them in their investigations."
TMZ has aired video footage of the incident in which Elliott is
seen leaning against a security guard, who fell to the ground
when the metal railing behind him toppled over. Elliott was
handcuffed and briefly detained by Las Vegas police around 3
a.m. before being released. The NFL announced on July 3 that
Elliott will not be disciplined for the incident.
--Miami Dolphins assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach Jim
Caldwell is taking a leave of absence due to health issues.
"I will be stepping back due to some medical complications that
require my full attention," Caldwell said in a statement. "I
want to thank (owner) Stephen Ross, (general manager) Chris
Grier, Coach (Brian) Flores and the rest of the organization for
the support they have given me and my family."
Caldwell, 64, will serve as a consultant for the team during the
2019 season. The former Colts and Lions head coach joined
first-year head coach Flores' staff in February.
--Running back Melvin Gordon said he doesn't want to leave the
Los Angeles Chargers, but he will "do what I need to do" to get
paid.
"I want to end up with the Chargers. That's my home," Gordon
said at SportsCon 2019 in Dallas, via NBC Sports' Pro Football
Talk. "I'm not going to sit here and be like, 'Man, I don't want
to go back to the Chargers, dah, dah, dah.' Like that's the team
that blessed me with an opportunity. They started my life. ... I
can't forget them for that. But it's an opportunity right now
where I know I need to take advantage of it. You know, I want to
get paid."
Gordon's agent, Fletcher Smith, said earlier this week that his
client will not report to training camp without a new contract.
Smith also said that a failure to reach an agreement would
result in a trade demand. In April, the Chargers exercised their
fifth-year option for $5.61 million for 2019. "I'm prepared to
do what I need to do," Gordon said. "That's just what it's going
to be."
--An 18-year-old Kansas man has been charged in the April
shooting that injured New York Giants rookie Corey Ballentine
and killed his friend, Dwane Simmons.
Francisco Alejandro Mendez faces seven felony counts, including
murder in the first degree, according to the Shawnee County
(Kansas) District Attorney's office. He is being held on $1
million bond.
Simmons and Ballentine, teammates at Washburn University, were
shot while walking home from a party in Topeka on April 28, just
hours after the Giants selected Ballentine in the sixth round of
the NFL draft. Simmons, 23, did not survive, while Ballentine
was shot in the backside and spent several days in the hospital.
(Field Level Media)
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