Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle is dealing with numerous issues both on and off the field.
For starters, Randle is recovering from an oblique injury that he suffered during last week’s loss to the New York Giants. But that may be the least of his worries, as the 23-year-old tailback is also facing potential NFL discipline while handling a “personal issue.” As a result of all that, Jerry Jones confirmed Friday that Randle will be inactive for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks.
The NFL is investigating a drug-related incident that Randle was involved in back in February, which you can read more about here. Reports have indicated he could be suspended even though no charges were filed. Randle was also caught shoplifting in an extremely embarrassing incident two months before that.
Randle has been absent from practice this week, and head coach Jason Garrett has said multiple times that his absence is excused due to a “personal issue.” While it initially seemed like the personal issue might have been the NFL investigation, NFL.com reports that Randle asked police to do a well-being check on his girlfriend Wednesday.
News of Randle’s potential punishment comes just hours after he placed a call into Irving, Texas, police on Wednesday to perform a well-being check on his girlfriend. Irving Police Public Information Officer James McLellan told NFL.com that officers arrived at Randle’s home to perform the check at 12:41 p.m. CT, but found nothing wrong when they entered the residence. He said they believed Randle’s girlfriend was at school and there was no indication of a break-in or any other crime. Police cleared the scene without writing a report since there was no wrongdoing, McLellan added.
It is unclear when Randle will return to the Cowboys, but it sounds like he was very unhappy to learn that Darren McFadden has jumped over him on the depth chart.
