After 13 months of investigation, it seems that the NFL has finally made a ruling — Ezekiel Elliott, star running back for the Dallas Cowboys, has been suspended 6 games.
Cowboys' RB Ezekiel Elliott is being suspended 6 games, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 11, 2017
UPDATE: The NFL has released a statement: The advisors view was “there is substantial and persuasive evidence supporting a finding that [Zeke] engaged in physical violence”. Additionally, they sent a letter explaining the ruling to Elliott. Look, I’m not going to jump the gun and assume that the Elliott has been unfairly charged here, because I don’t know the facts. Up to this point, there have been no criminal charges against him. We can only hope that more details will come with that announcement, because as of right now, the length of the punishment doesn’t fit.
Six games for an allegation? Josh Brown, kicker for the New York Giants and Ray Rice, former running back for the Baltimore Ravens got a combined 3 games. Let that sink in for a second. Brown admitted to repeatedly causing his wife verbal and physical harm, and only received one game. Ezekiel Elliott will receive six times that.
On top of that Elliott stands to lose about $2-million in salary and signing bonus money that he will no longer receive as a result of this suspension.
Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott is expected to appeal 6-game suspension, per sources. Has three business days to file appeal.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 11, 2017
Roger Goodell and the NFL need to hurry up and make some sort of announcement to explain the reasoning behind this ruling. If this was a matter of taking all of the recent Ezekiel Elliott allegations into consideration, that would make a little more sense, but I’m still not sure it would warrant a six game suspension.
Here is a breakdown of the Cowboys schedule through the first 6 weeks:
| Week | Date | Opponent |
| 1 | Sun, Sep 10 | vs NYG |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 17 | @ Denver |
| 3 | Mon, Sep 25 | @ Arizona |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 1 | vs LA Rams |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 8 | vs Green Bay |
| 6 | BYE WEEK | |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 22 | @ San Francisco |
It also needs to be said that while this is expected to be appealed and maybe even lowered to a lesser term, Elliott needs to learn some things here. He needs to grow up and realize that in life you will be held accountable for your actions.
If he doesn’t learn fast, he may not enjoy that potential hall of fame career….
Letter to #EzekielElliott warns, 'No further adverse involvement w law enforcement' with threat of 'banishment from NFL.' pic.twitter.com/CTXaR0snpI
— mike fisher ✭ (@fishsports) August 11, 2017
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