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Back in January, Ezekiel Elliott found himself banned from a Las Vegas nightclub after trying to fight a DJ, and a few months later, he found himself in trouble in the city yet again when he was placed in handcuffs after shoving a security guard at this year’s Electric Daisy Carnival.
Kyle Johnson—the 19-year-old man at the receiving end up the push—wasn’t injured and initially declined to press charges, saying the only thing he really wanted was a sincere apology from the Cowboys running back.
However, based on the evidence at hand, that was far from the only thing he wanted, as TMZ reports Johnson and his father Kelly attempted to extort Elliott to the tune of $500,000 and issued no less than 14 different demands in a quest for restitution.
The outlet reports Elliott’s attorneys received an email from the elder Johnson following the incident featuring a laundry list of ways the Pro Bowler could atone for his transgression.
Here’s a sampling of what the two men requested:
The list of demands featured a public apology from Elliott, a press conference with Elliott and Kyle, $25,000 for the junior college football team Kyle played for, and signed jerseys from Zeke, Amari Cooper and Dak Prescott.
The demands list also included—among several other things—tickets to Cowboys games (both home and road), Ohio State games and a meet and greet with Jerry Jones and his son.
Johnson would eventually file a criminal complaint that prosecutors declined to pursue, and according to the documents TMZ obtained, Elliott says he did indeed apologize and agreed to the security guard’s request to take a picture with him after the situation was diffused.
Not a good look for Kyle. Not a good look at all.