{"id":1080031,"date":"2020-04-13T12:51:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T17:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1080031"},"modified":"2020-04-13T15:47:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T20:47:57","slug":"dak-prescott-ezekiel-elliott-facing-scrutiny-for-hosting-major-amid-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/dak-prescott-ezekiel-elliott-facing-scrutiny-for-hosting-major-amid-coronavirus-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott facing scrutiny for hosting major amid coronavirus pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many states around the country have stay-at-home orders, to hopefully help flatten the curve amid the coronavirus pandemic, but not everyone has been complying.<\/p>\n<p>And while it&#8217;s one thing to see a younger person violating the order &#8212; although we&#8217;re certainly not going to make excuses for them &#8212; it&#8217;s another for a celebrity to do so. 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