Arbitrator Harold Henderson has upheld Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott‘s six-game suspension, per Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com (Twitter link).
Elliott will still play in Week 1 against the Giants, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, as the NFL typically doesn’t implement suspensions when a decision is made after 4pm ET on a Tuesday. Instead, Elliott will begin his suspension in Week 2, and will subsequently miss games against the Broncos, Cardinals, Rams, Packers, 49ers, and Redskins.
Of course, the battle may not yet be concluded even after a yearlong investigation into domestic violence allegations against Elliott, a suspension, and a unsuccessful appeal. Elliott has vowed to take his case to court, and a judge is expected to rule on a restraining order against the NFL by 5pm ET on Friday, tweets Tom Pelissero of NFL.com. If that order is accepted, Elliott will likely be available to play out the entire season, according to Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com (Twitter link).
Elliott, the fourth overall selection in the 2016 draft, has accused the NFL of a conspiracy against him, and the dispute has gotten ugly from all angles. Elliott and his camp have cast doubt on the consistency of his accuser’s claims and suggested her motives were profit-based, while the NFL has accused Elliott of victim-shaming. Nevertheless, Elliott plans to fight his ban to the “complete exhaustion of his legal options,” a source tells Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports (Twitter link).
On the field, Elliott is one of the league’s more dynamic talents, as he lead the NFL in rushing yards while scoring 15 times a year ago. Without him, the Cowboys will turn to a trio of Darren McFadden, Alfred Morris, and Rod Smith to run behind arguably the league’s best offensive lines.
YAY!
This is good, he deserves this for what he did!
What did he do?
domestic violence is never acceptable
Evidence?
how about the fact that his suspension was upheld. does anyone really think he didn’t abuse het?
Yes. And I’m a Giants fan. The suspension being upheld is such a farce.
What did the court of law (the one that actually matters) have to say about it?
yeah what did he do, that you have 100% evidence on? pull the womans shirt down? 2 games is all
Were you there?
Screw the girl sox they stole signs from
the Yankees using Apple Watch. HaHa!
The girl socks?
sox*
He should be in jail for this
Based on what evidence?
Stick to baseball
Convenient he plays on Sunday.
Where’s my surprised look?
Creeps always support other creeps!!!
Explain.
I am no creep, but I support the legal system and believe that you must be proven guilty before punished. The NFL should report their findings for all of us. If he did hit that woman, give the fans the proof so you don’t seem like a crooked organization.
Great news as a Redskins fan lol…
Shocker. I don’t know if anything short of the woman saying it was complete BS* could change the NFLs mind, and even that might not be enough. They do not back down once they’ve made their minds up.
*I’m not saying the story is BS. I am saying I don’t think the NFL would care if it was.
Well the only person who interviewed her suggested no punishment and then they refused to review her testimony in the appeal so it apparently didn’t matter what she said
I hate the Cowboys, but I think Goodell & the NFL will lose in court. The NFL investigator recommend no suspension. The alleged victim has been untruthful in the past. On top of all that, you have the league’s inconsistent handling of domestic violence cases.
The nfl will win. Whether Zeke is guilty or not is irrelevant. Legal precedent was set when the judges ruled that Goodell and the nfl has unlimited power to discipline their players however they see fit via the collective bargaining agreement with the Tom Brady case. Zeke and his lawyers may drag it out awhile, but in the end they stand zero chance of winning.
I really don’t care. Guilty by association. Choose your partners and friends better. He’s got too much riding on this. He’ll be fine after his suspension. I really don’t have any pity for him or any of the players since you know, they could’ve had a CBA that doesn’t give the commish so much power