Kyle Johnson, the security guard who got involved in an altercation with Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott in May, wants to press charges of battery against Elliott.

Per Pro Football Talk and FOX TV 5 in Las Vegas:

“To not have anything happen to him, the NFL is basically saying it’s OK to go to Vegas, get obliterated and shove people over fences,” Johnson said.

Elliot apologized after the incident, but Johnson didn’t believe the apology was sincere.

“Just very unsympathetic. Like, ‘I have to do this, I’m being forced to do this. I don’t want to be here right now’ kind of thing,” Johnson said.

An agent for Ezekiel Elliott responded later on Saturday to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, saying that Johnson was making Elliott a “target of extortion”:

The NFL's role in handing out discipline to players is a topic of intense and unrelenting discussion in 2019. Part of the reason for this contentious debate in NFL circles is the continuing stream of unwelcome incidents involving NFL players. The case of Tyreek Hill of the Kansas City Chiefs is the most explosive example this year. Fans have a right to be disgusted by the behavior of players. From that honest and natural response comes a fierce desire to see justice done.

Elliott might not have done anything wrong in this case, beyond what has already been established. Yet, fans will wonder if there is something more to this story.

The NFL has to honor due process and the rights of players, acting with due restraint. Law enforcement needs to handle these matters, and if the facts don't create airtight legal cases against athletes, the NFL can't easily make its own pronouncement in an intent to punish the athlete. It certainly doesn't want to harm its relationship with the NFL Players Association. There is never a good time to rupture that labor-management bond, but with constant tugs of war occurring over the use of various substances and the handling of health care and safety for players, the NFL has to be extremely careful in how it proceeds on matters of player discipline.

This is not an apologia for the league, merely an explanation of the political constraints it must deal with.

In the meantime, the Kyle Johnson-Ezekiel Elliott feud — which is clearly not over — will continue to make headlines this summer.