Former Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliot is preparing to part with a significant sum as he’s finally settled a lawsuit he got hit with in July of 2021.
Elliot, currently a free agent, was sued by a woman named Jennifer Gampper who claimed that one of his dogs left her nursing “severe and permanent injuries” following an unprovoked attack.
Gampper asked for $1 million in damages.
The incident noted above isn’t the only one in which Elliott has gotten in trouble because of his dogs as he had already been sued by a pool attendant claiming she needed surgery after she was attacked by his rottweiler and two bulldogs in 2020.
A jury trial was set for this Monday and, Isabella Volmert of the Dallas Morning News is now reporting that the case is resolved. While the terms of the settlement remain undisclosed, Elliot is likely set to pay a sizable sum.
Volmert writes:
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“Gampper’s attorney Christopher Hamilton confirmed in a written statement that the lawsuit has been “resolved.” He said that he cannot discuss the terms of the settlement. Elliott’s attorney did not immediately respond to multiple requests for comment.
“Elliott has been at the center of at least two other lawsuits involving his dogs. In 2020, a swimming-pool attendant sued him, claiming his Rottweiler and two bulldogs attacked her in March 2020 and left her in need of surgery.”
Elliot is looking for a new team following his release from the Cowboys earlier in the offseason.
