New evidence has surfaced in the Ezekiel Elliott case, and it's beginning to look that much worse for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

It took the league 13 months to complete its investigation into Dallas Cowboys running back, stemming from allegations of domestic violence that were formally dismissed in Columbus (OH) criminal court in the summer of 2016.

With both Elliott and the Cowboys expecting exoneration from the NFL as well, they instead received a bombshell ruling that could sideline the league's rushing champ for six games to begin the season.

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The obvious appeal is coming, but the war has already begun by way of Elliott's attorney and his father -- the latter taking to Twitter to reveal additional evidence that further incriminates the accuser, Tiffany Thompson. And now, according to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, that's only the tip of the iceberg.

It appears only weeks after the original case was dismissed, Elliott filed a complaint with police based on accusations Ms. Thompson was criminally harassing him:

According to documents obtained by NFL.com, Elliott actually filed an official incident report alleging harassment with Frisco (Texas) Police on Sept. 5, 2016 against Tiffany Thompson, identified by the league as his alleged victim. The report details that police were dispatched to Elliott's house because he received "50-plus" phone calls from his ex-girlfriend between 2:39 a.m. and 10 a.m. She called from a blocked number and Elliott answered several times, he told police, informing Thompson she was not supposed to be calling him, per the report. Elliott provided a written statement of the incident for police. Elliott reported the claim one day before Columbus Police announced it would not press charges against Elliott, though the incident happened two days before that. Columbus prosecutor Robert S. Tobias declined comment when asked in an email if his office was aware of the harassment claim before making its charging decision, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports. Frisco Police Sgt. Jeff Inmon told Pelissero the harassment case is currently inactive. In addition, Elliott told police that Thompson hacked into his email account, found phone numbers and called them to leave "untruthful things that can hurt his image." Thompson told league investigators that she contacted women Elliott was "messing around" with.

It's being reported Goodell and league office took this information into consideration, but didn't believe it merited enough individual credit to outweigh what they felt was the totality of their case.

In his letter to Elliott, NFL Senior VP B. Todd Jones, special counsel for conduct, specifically addressed the credibility of Thompson. He wrote that these issues received "careful consideration" by the commissioner but added "no finding, and no disciplinary action, was based on simply one individual's statements. Instead, Jones wrote, the findings are a combination of "photographic, medical, testimonial, and other evidence that is sufficiently credible in the Commissioner's judgment to establish the facts, even allowing for concerns you and your representatives have advance about the complaining witness's credibility."

Given the fact the league's verdict is solely and wholeheartedly based upon the Elliott's inability to prove he didn't commit the crime Ms. Thompson said he did, it's becomes a baffling affair when trying to decipher just how the NFL found so much credibility in an accuser with everything from text messages to sworn witness affidavits proving her malicious intent.

The latter also explains how Ms. Thompson received her bruises, being involved in a bar altercation with another female patron who exchanged punches with her and slapped her in the face. For the official record, the league claims its own witnesses advised them in an unsworn setting there was only hair-pulling involved, and no punches whatsoever.

Of course there was no potential penalty of perjury there as there was when a Columbus prosecutor was involved, so take those accounts however you will.

The league's credibility in the case is now rapidly deteriorating to a level that matches Elliott's accuser, particularly with Goodell reportedly skipping disciplinary hearings held with the young RB over the course of the investigation. Elliott's camp is seemingly ready to pull out all the stops, exposing the NFL's investigative hack job that should've been nothing more than a quick look-see back in 2016.

They're now in the same boat as Ms. Thompson, because no one believes either one of them at this point.

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