Ezekiel Elliott’s suspension BACK ON

Welp, it looks like Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension is back on:

NY POST – A federal appeals court cleared the way for the NFL to impose a six-game suspension on Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott over domestic violence allegations on Thursday, siding with the league in the latest high-profile fight over its ability to punish players for off-field behavior.

In a 2-1 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in New Orleans granted the league’s emergency request to set aside an injunction and ordered a district court in Texas to dismiss Elliott’s case.

The case may not be done yet and further appeals were possible. One of Elliott’s representatives didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

A federal judge in Texas had issued an injunction that blocked the suspension last month, agreeing with NFL players’ union attorneys who argued that the investigation of the allegations in Ohio and a subsequent appeal were unfair to Elliott, one of the league’s standout running backs. The Cowboys have a bye this weekend.

The NFL countered that it followed procedures under the league’s labor deal and that the union improperly filed a lawsuit before the appeals process was complete.

The most likely destination for further legal challenges from players’ union attorneys representing Elliott is with the Southern District of New York. The NFL filed in that federal court after Elliott’s NFL appeal was denied by arbitrator Harold Henderson last month.

If Elliott’s legal team can’t put the suspension on hold again, it will begin Oct. 22 at San Francisco. Elliott played the first five games while the case was in the courts.

As you all know I’m a lifelong Cowboy fan, so I’m kinda hating this. I was hoping he’d get through the whole season after the injunction went into place, but it looks like the NFL has gotten their way in the courts…for now.

Six games is a heavy penalty, especially considering the police chose not to bring charges against Elliott. So I’m still suspect about his guilt.

I guess the courts will have to sort this out. Ugh.


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