Big news for Dallas Cowboy fans. Ezekiel Elliott has won temporarily in the courts today and may just play all season while his case is being heard!
Ezekiel Elliott now likely gets to play this season, but NFL and NFLPA are awaiting further explanation.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 8, 2017
Judge grants Ezekiel Elliott his temporary restraining order, appears he will be eligible to play all 16 games this season
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) September 8, 2017
BREAKING: Ezekiel Elliott wins injunction from Texas court. NFL barred from imposing suspension for duration of lawsuit (likely all season).
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) September 8, 2017
BREAKING: Judge Amos Mazzant III grants Ezekiel Elliott's temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction.#Cowboys #NFL pic.twitter.com/s9c1L0t8xG
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) September 8, 2017
Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott has been granted a temporary restraining order by a Texas district court, per court docs. He can play.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 8, 2017
ZEKE PLAYS: A judge has sided with Ezekiel Elliott & imposed a temporary restraining order against the NFL's six-game suspension. pic.twitter.com/SVv1qywTjL
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) September 8, 2017
Mazzant ruling in favor of Zeke Elliott, for both a TRO AND a preliminary injunction means the #Cowboys running back probably plays all year
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) September 8, 2017
The #NFL can now appeal this decision to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, but a source indicated to me that they're not likely to win that.
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) September 8, 2017
Ezekiel Elliott's lawyer Tom Melsheimer calls this ruling "a victory for fundamental fairness".
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) September 8, 2017
Tom Melsheimer: "There was significant evidence of information that was withheld...from the ultimate decision maker (Goodell)."
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) September 8, 2017
Asked meaning of judge ruling that Ezekiel Elliott "did not receive a fundamentally fair hearing", source texted, "Zeke plays all year."
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 8, 2017
As a Cowboy fan I love this. I just hope that in the end Elliott isn’t guilty as his lawyers claim.
UPDATE:
Here’s more:
Breaking: #Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott has been granted on his request for a "preliminary injunction." pic.twitter.com/CifzXvgnyi
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) September 8, 2017
UPDATE:
Our statement on today's ruling on the temporary restraining order in the Ezekiel Elliott case: pic.twitter.com/g46h7qh2GI
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) September 8, 2017