Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett echoed owner Jerry Jones in rebuking rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott's visit to a legal marijuana shop before Thursday's 27-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
Marijuana is legal in the state of Washington. But it is still banned by the NFL.
Garrett expressed his disappointment to Elliott, who has apologized for his poor decision.
"I don't think it was a good decision," Garrett said. "He and I talked about that. It was a just a poor decision on his part. Young players have to understand that perception can be reality. And you have to understand that you are under a microscope 24 hours a day. And there is no good reason to go into a place like that. He understood. He apologized. He recognized his mistake. It's something he will learn from."
Garrett said he didn't believe that Elliott's visit to Herban Legends, which was first reported by TMZ, will prompt a drug a drug test by the NFL.
"It's my understanding it does not," Garrett said.
The Cowboys already have three players suspended by the NFL for violating the substance policy _ defensive ends DeMarcus Lawrence (four games) and Randy Gregory (10 game) and linebacker Rolando McClain (10 games).
Gregory is in drug rehab. McClain did not report to training camp and is not expected to play at all in 2016.
