Ezekiel Elliott receives injunction from federal court delaying 6-game suspension
Elliott will be on the field for the Cowboys while this plays out.
A federal court in Texas ruled Friday to extend an injunction that will delay Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension, per ESPN’s Josina Anderson. Elliott is free and clear to take the field for the Cowboys until Judge Amos Mazzant issues a final ruling on Elliott’s pending lawsuit against the NFL.
The NFLPA filed for a restraining order or an injunction on the same day that it filed a federal lawsuit against the NFL. The suit challenges the way the NFL handled the investigation into domestic violence allegations levied against Elliott in July 2016. After an investigation that lasted over a year, Roger Goodell issued Elliott a six-game suspension. Elliott appealed the decision, but arbitrator Harold Henderson upheld the suspension Tuesday.
What does this ruling mean? Simply put, it means that Elliott can play until the court rules on the lawsuit and determines who wins. The NFL will try to file another appeal, but the injunction will keep Elliott on the field until the case is complete.
What’s the status of the court case? It’s ongoing. The NFL filed a motion to dismiss on Tuesday, and asked that the lawsuit be moved from Texas to New York. The NFLPA filed a response shortly thereafter and amended it after Elliott’s suspension was upheld.
https://www.sbnation.com/2017/9/8/16255982/ezekiel-elliott-suspension-appeal-court-case-restraining-order-injunction
What I'm hearing from ESPn's legal analyst is the judge agreed with the player's union on each & every point.
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