Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott reportedly was one of several professional football players from the state of Texas to test positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
Both the Cowboys and Houston Texans had players test positive for the coronavirus, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
Well, Elliott clearly isn’t happy that his name was the lone one leaked. And the 24-year-old depicted his displeasure in a series of tweets.
HIPAA ??
— Ezekiel Elliott (@EzekielElliott) June 15, 2020
My agent only confirmed. The story was already written. Reporters had been called my agent all morning.
— Ezekiel Elliott (@EzekielElliott) June 15, 2020
My agent didn’t break the story to the media
— Ezekiel Elliott (@EzekielElliott) June 15, 2020
Elliott’s agent, Rocky Arceneaux, confirmed the report to Rapoport, but Elliott said it wasn’t him who released it.
The Cowboys also told Rapoport “due to federal and local privacy laws, we are unable to provide information regarding the personal health of any of our employees.”
It begs the question who was the person to leak the information in the first place. Regardless, Elliott likely won’t be happy with whoever that is.
