Get ready for some Dallas Cowboys-themed controversy--regardless of the outcome.

With the entire NFL awaiting news on a potential Ezekiel Elliott suspension to start the 2017 season, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones--one of the most influential people in professional football--is acting as if his star back is going to be on the field in Week 1 vs. the Giants.

Jones, days away from an induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, spoke to NBC during Thursday night's broadcast of the Hall of Fame Game preseason opener pitting his Cowboys against the Arizona Cardinals.

Jones sounded like an owner that believes his best player will skate past trouble, per Pro Football Talk.

"There are a couple of issues that might or might not fall -- and that's going to be up to the league to the decide -- under the behavioral guidelines," Jones said to NBC. "But in my opinion, we're preparing our team for Zeke and should."

Jones also added that the issue still in question isn't about domestic violence allegations that surfaced one year ago--alluding to other off-the-field issues for Elliott.

"The domestic violence is not an issue," Jones said. "Zeke has had some other things that have been looked at and are being looked at. But from the domestic violence issue, there's not an issue. I think that my hope is that Zeke is with us opening night, and I don't want to get into anything that might in any way influence negatively that decision from the league office."

As far as when news could break on this issue?

"I hope -- really hope -- that it be immediately," Jones said. "I think that we will see that imminently."

Elliott ran for 1,631 yards on 322 carries last season. The rookie's 108.6 yards per game led all NFL running backs, helping propel the Cowboys to a 13-3 finish, NFC East title and No. 1 seed in the NFC postseason field.

Dallas is currently a four-point favorite in Week 1 vs. the Giants.

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