According to an Associated Press report carried by The Guardian, the Tennessee Titans released defensive tackle Jordan Elliott on Tuesday after he pulled a gun in the parking lot of the team facility.
The Guardian reported that Elliott fetched the firearm after an altercation with JC Latham. The report's summary described the sequence as beginning with that altercation, and it did not describe any injuries or other consequences of the episode.
Tennessee Titans head coach Robert Saleh confirmed on Wednesday that Elliott had been released, according to The Guardian. Saleh said the conduct was a "terrible lapse in judgment," and the report's headline stated that he did not regard the episode as a criminal act.
CBS News reported in a video segment, with reporting by Skyler Henry, that Saleh praised Elliott's character after the release. The segment said Elliott was cut from the team on allegations that he attempted to retrieve a gun after a fight during practice.
The two accounts differ in their details. The Guardian describes Elliott as having pulled a gun in the parking lot, while CBS News describes allegations that he attempted to retrieve a gun, and CBS News ties the fight to practice. The Guardian places the gun in the parking lot of the team facility. Neither account, as summarized here, establishes which location or sequence is accurate.
Neither The Guardian nor CBS News report, as summarized here, says whether charges have been filed in connection with the incident. Both accounts agree that Elliott was released by the Titans and that the episode involved a gun following a confrontation.
Sources: The Guardian: Titans coach says Jordan Elliott pulling gun in team parking lot was not ‘criminal act’; CBS News: Tennessee Titans cut defensive tackle Jordan Elliott after alleged gun incident.