Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott is seeing the error in his ways.
Elliott, 21, says he was just curious when he visited a legal marijuana shop in Seattle before last Thursday’s preseason game against the Seahawks but admits it was a bad decision on his part.
“It was a bad decision,” Elliott said, via Clarence Hill of the Star-Telegram. “Just seen it walking around. I was curious. Didn’t really think about it before I went in what the repercussions could have been. It wasn’t like I was trying to hide it or anything. I took pictures with people. It wasn’t like I was up to no good.”
“I was curious. I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong. I wasn’t breaking any laws or anything. It was a bad decision. It was something I shouldn’t have done. But I know now.”
As TMZ Sports reported, Elliott did not purchase or smoke anything while inside the shop, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was not happy with his first-round pick, calling the visit “not good.”
“You definitely got to think of the perception of things before you actually do certain things,” Elliott told the Star-Telegram. “It may not seem like a big deal to you yourself but there is a bigger picture. It’s definitely a learning experience about the scrutiny. You just got to be careful and not give anyone a chance to say anything.”
Elliott probably realizes now that he’s in the spotlight as a professional football player for one of the league’s most recognizable teams. Everything he says or does will be out there for the media to capture.
