Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott‘s appeal of his six-game suspension will last into a second day, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports (on Twitter). Elliott, who’s fighting a ban stemming from domestic violence allegations, faced off with the NFL on Tuesday, but there’s “no end in sight,” per Rapoport.
While Elliott may miss the first six games of the season, there’s actually a strong chance he’ll be on the field for the Cowboys’ opener against the NFC East rival Giants, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk says (Twitter link via Rob Guerrera of NBC Sports Radio). Elliott suiting up for Week 1 will occur if he files a lawsuit against the league, which Florio expects to happen.
One issue Elliott’s camp continues to have is an inability to access to the notes from Tiffany Thompson’s interviews with the league, Josina Anderson of ESPN tweets. Thompson, Elliott’s ex-girlfriend who accused him of domestic violence on June 22, 2016, has credibility issues, according to the running back. However, hearing officer Harold Henderson barred Elliott’s side from including her interviews with the league in the appeal hearing. Regardless, Elliott’s team has to explain how she suffered bruising during the week of June 22, 2016. Their contention is that “virtually all of the alleged victim’s injuries were outside the timeline,” Anderson reports (on Twitter).
The notion of Elliott’s suspension being delayed until next season if he doesn’t achieve the desired result during the appeal process has come up in recent days, and it doesn’t seem that Tuesday’s events have closed the door on that possibility.
Sorry Giants. They tried to give you this one
Giants win with or without Elliott. Better defense and better team. Sorry ‘girls.
Who won the division last year? Cowboys defense is better and Eli is one year older and Prescott one year more experienced .
Giants defense is definitely better than the Cowboys… Cowboys offense is better than Giants
It would be best to do without the sexist remarks (girls) especially in light of the domestic violence allegations.
If he decides to appeal and wait a season before the 6 games starts, he should have to serve 12 games instead. There should be some ramifications to the delay.
If he loses appeal he will be forced to play 6 games for the bears.
Giants defense is much better in my opinion.
I doubt it it’s not going to be as easy as you think
Where is the NFLPA? The case is built on the victim’s testimony, but that testimony can’t be questioned. This is absurd. If the NFL is going to discard due process, the Players Association needs to step up and protect its players.
We’re talking about the worst PA in major American sports though
Once a thug always a thug he will continue to get in trouble
Dez Bryant and Brandon Marshall say hello