If the suspension of Ezekiel Elliott stands, the Dallas Cowboys will be without their star running back for the first six games of the 2017 NFL season. Predictably, Cowboys owner and general manager, Jerry Jones, isn't happy about the situation.

For the first time since the suspension has been handed down by the NFL, Jones spoke on the subject on the day of Elliott's appeal hearing. The outspoken owner believes there's no evidence to prove Elliott's guilt as he said on 105.3 The Fan, transcription via ESPN's Todd Archer.

“On the other hand with what we are today and what we're trying to be relative to addressing it in the league, [it] has all kinds of issues and it should. It's a very complicated issue because you have no evidence here. That's all I want to say about it. But it creates quite a convoluted approach by Zeke's representatives and by the league that I really hate is a focus of all of our attention. I do. Even though others would say that the issue needs this kind of focus and you're using the NFL for visibility.”

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The consensus at this point is that the suspension will be upheld with Elliott set to miss all six games. However, stranger things have happened in the past with suspensions being cut in half or docked for a few games.

As for the Cowboys, the team will remain focused on the task at hand. Dallas has one preseason game left against the Houston Texans before heading into the regular season on Sept. 10 against the division rival New York Giants at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.