Ezekiel Elliott bracing for a suspension

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Report: Ezekiel Elliott bracing for a suspension
Posted by Michael David Smith on July 14, 2017

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Nearly a year after prosecutors announced that Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott would not face charges over allegations of domestic violence, the NFL continues to investigate the matter. And it’s not looking good for Elliott.

Adam Schefter reported on ESPN today that Elliott and people around him are starting to conclude that the NFL is going to suspend Elliott for the start of the season.

“Ezekiel Elliott at this point in time is bracing for a short suspension,” Schefter said. “Maybe one game, maybe two games, but as one person told me, in quotes, ‘It looks like the NFL is trying to pin something on him.'”


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Schefter suggested that Elliott could be looking at a two-game suspension, forcing him out for Week One against the Giants and Week Two against the Broncos. It’s unclear why Elliott would be suspended only two games, as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said when he introduced the league’s domestic violence policy that a six-game suspension would be the standard for a first offense.

Elliott burst onto the scene as one of the league’s brightest young stars last year. This year the NFL may sit one of its brightest stars for the start of the season.
 

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It’s unclear why Elliott would be suspended only two games, as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said when he introduced the league’s domestic violence policy that a six-game suspension would be the standard for a first offense.
Powerful owner Jerry Jones major influence over Roger Goodell.
 

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He should be suspended for wearing goofy ass mid-riff jerseys like he is the only athlete in the NFL with abs. So lame...
 
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He should be suspended for wearing gay ass mid-riff jerseys like he is the only athlete in the NFL with abs. So lame...

@Selassie I has admitted to wearing FISHNET belly shirts. Thank you very much for the opportunity to remind the entire board about that.

The gay remark is a bit over the top though I think it's really poor that he does that.

My thing is if charges aren't being pressed then why is the NFL suspending him? I question the judgement there.
 

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@Selassie I has admitted to wearing FISHNET belly shirts. Thank you very much for the opportunity to remind the entire board about that.

The gay remark is a bit over the top though I think it's really poor that he does that.

My thing is if charges aren't being pressed then why is the NFL suspending him? I question the judgement there.
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/07/14/report-ezekiel-elliott-bracing-for-a-suspension/

Report: Ezekiel Elliott bracing for a suspension
Posted by Michael David Smith on July 14, 2017

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Nearly a year after prosecutors announced that Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott would not face charges over allegations of domestic violence, the NFL continues to investigate the matter. And it’s not looking good for Elliott.

Adam Schefter reported on ESPN today that Elliott and people around him are starting to conclude that the NFL is going to suspend Elliott for the start of the season.

“Ezekiel Elliott at this point in time is bracing for a short suspension,” Schefter said. “Maybe one game, maybe two games, but as one person told me, in quotes, ‘It looks like the NFL is trying to pin something on him.'”


View: http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=20039505

Schefter suggested that Elliott could be looking at a two-game suspension, forcing him out for Week One against the Giants and Week Two against the Broncos. It’s unclear why Elliott would be suspended only two games, as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said when he introduced the league’s domestic violence policy that a six-game suspension would be the standard for a first offense.

Elliott burst onto the scene as one of the league’s brightest young stars last year. This year the NFL may sit one of its brightest stars for the start of the season.

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Ezekiel Elliott case continues to be a bizarre balancing act for the NFL
Posted by Mike Florio on July 14, 2017

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In his comments during the March league meetings in Arizona, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made the case to his colleagues for getting out of the business of conducting internal investigations that supplement the work of the criminal justice system. And while Jones clearly has a vested interest in the current machinations of that specific mechanism, he made a valid point.

With Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who according to Clarence E. Hill, Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram previously was told he’d be cleared, now bracing for a suspension under the Personal Conduct Policy for alleged misconduct that resulted in neither an arrest nor charges, the league finds itself clumsily trying to balance conflicting business considerations while attempting to engage in what should be (but never can be) an objective, dispassionate assessment of the facts.

On one hand, the league needs to placate Jones, who has more power than ever and who, we’re told, made it clear to the powers-that-be a year ago that he won’t be as gracious and compliant as Patriots owner Robert Kraft if a star player gets banned for something the boss thinks is bogus.

On the other hand, the league needs to be cognizant of the potential P.R. consequences that would flow from a decision to give Elliott a pass — especially if his alleged victim files a lawsuit and eventually tells a compelling tale of domestic violence that the court of public opinion finds persuasive.

Surely, that’s one of the reasons why this case has taken so long to resolve. Whether the result of delicate negotiation or persistent consternation, the league office has been tiptoeing through a potential minefield, trying to find a path that will appease everyone involved and assuage the possibility of a Ray Rice/Josh Brown-style media firestorm.

Whatever the league does, it needs to do it now. The internal appeals process needs to be resolved before Week One, so that the potential suspension doesn’t hover one week at a time over the 2017 season.

A cynic would say that influential Giants co-owner John Mara is pushing for immediate resolution, so that his team won’t have to face Elliott in Week One. Right or wrong, the league’s bungling of other investigations invites skepticism and cynicism when it comes to this one.

So what happens with Elliott? It’s possible that Friday’s report from Adam Schefter of ESPN was the product not of an exasperated Elliott camp accepting the inevitable but a deliberate leak from the league office aimed at gauging public opinion (along with the possible wrath of Jerry) before making a final decision.

Whatever the motivation, a decision must come ASAFP if the league hopes for its internal investigation process to preserve any credibility whatsoever.
 

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If you hit your spouse you should automatically be suspended for an entire season. Don't like it? Don't beat your partners.
 

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@Selassie I has admitted to wearing FISHNET belly shirts. Thank you very much for the opportunity to remind the entire board about.


This right here is a peek into the very special mind of our own @LesBaker .

Yes... it is true that back in the 80s I proudly sported fishnet belly jerseys. We had those at my High School here in Florida and I also had a Nebraska Cornhusker one. For you youngsters here... that shit was the in-thing back then... and more importantly, chicks definitely were "into" them.

I'm fairly certain that I even have a pic of me in that Cornhusker beauty up in my attic. I also seem to remember that I was sporting a very sick porn stache (also cool at that time) in that shot. It should also be pointed out that my girlfriend at that time (who was a bartender at Razzles in Daytona Beach) was standing proudly next to me. Not just anyone can pull off a porn stache and a fishnet belly shirt my Brethren.

Anyway... back to this mind of @LesBaker ...

Is anyone else just a little bit disturbed knowing that Les somehow remembered that I used to wear those? I must have told that story here like 7 years ago. Les has been savoring that all this time. :huh:


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So did he lay hands on her or not? I don't understand why the NFL is bothering with this if the charges were dropped already. If that's the case, any woman can say a player hit her so they'll be suspended. It's kinda bullshit.
 

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@Selassie I has admitted to wearing FISHNET belly shirts. Thank you very much for the opportunity to remind the entire board about that.

The gay remark is a bit over the top though I think it's really poor that he does that.

My thing is if charges aren't being pressed then why is the NFL suspending him? I question the judgement there.

fu les, ya queer
 

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This right here is a peek into the very special mind of our own @LesBaker .

Yes... it is true that back in the 80s I proudly sported fishnet belly jerseys. We had those at my High School here in Florida and I also had a Nebraska Cornhusker one. For you youngsters here... that crap was the in-thing back then... and more importantly, chicks definitely were "into" them.

I'm fairly certain that I even have a pic of me in that Cornhusker beauty up in my attic. I also seem to remember that I was sporting a very sick porn stache (also cool at that time) in that shot. It should also be pointed out that my girlfriend at that time (who was a bartender at Razzles in Daytona Beach) was standing proudly next to me. Not just anyone can pull off a porn stache and a fishnet belly shirt my Brethren.

Anyway... back to this mind of @LesBaker ...

Is anyone else just a little bit disturbed knowing that Les somehow remembered that I used to wear those? I must have told that story here like 7 years ago. Les has been savoring that all this time. :huh:


:snicker:

In life more than anything timing is everything LOL.
 

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So did he lay hands on her or not? I don't understand why the NFL is bothering with this if the charges were dropped already. If that's the case, any woman can say a player hit her so they'll be suspended. It's kinda bullcrap.

I'd like to know what happened myself, it seems like it's all covered up or something didn't actually happen and she is making things up. Either way it seems like there is zero info.