Earlier this week it was announced that Dallas Cowboys All-Pro running back Ezekiel Elliott was going to be suspended by the NFL for six games due to his recent alleged domestic violence situation.

It is the latest string of questionable decisions that have many around Elliott concerned about his future in the league and off the field. During a recent interview with Todd Archer of ESPN, his teammate Jason Witten voiced that he believes this can help him learn and grow as a person.

“Look, there's no place for a man to put his hand on a woman, and most of you guys know that it's a situation that's affected my family as a kid, and I put a lot of work and attention and have a platform to step out and speak on stopping domestic violence,” Witten said after Saturday's 13-10 preseason loss to the Los Angeles Rams. “Having said that, Zeke is continuing to work through it, and he's talked about that. The game and all that stuff, that's not what you deal with. He's our teammate, and we'll continue to work through it with him and have this opportunity to grow from it, and I think that's what his focus is now.”

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Regardless of what Elliott is accused of is indeed true or not, it should provide him with a wakeup call that he has to make better decisions. His choices since joining the Cowboys have not been the best and have put him in a precarious position.

More than anything, it has already placed a stigma over his head as a troublesome person that has plenty of baggage to go along with his gridiron skills. This is a major hill to climb that will require much change and effort from the 22-year-old.

Although Elliott is planning to appeal the suspension, this is a cloud that will now loom over the rest of his career. It's something that he must learn to deal with and use as a source motivation to improve the decisions he makes moving forward.