Texas_Pete
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Correct.
When they talk about going to federal court, it will be about whether or not the process to suspend Zeke was within the confines of the CBA.
There will be no she did this, or he did that, or she texted this. They will not be re-litigating that 160 page document in federal court. That will happen at the appeal next week.
The only question in federal court will be whether Goodell overstepped his authority in suspending Zeke. I don't believe he did. You can question the ruling itself. But I don't think you can question the fact that the process was within the CBA.
The only issue that may come up is the fairness issue. That is, Brown getting one game while Zeke got 6.
But at the end of the day, Zeke will get suspended. It's just of question of how many games.
I'd agree with you if they interviewed every witness that was listed in that 160 page document. They have sworn affidavits of critical witnesses that were overlooked in their ruling. The only witness they used to make their ruling was the alleged victim who lied. The NFL even admitted that they knew she mislead the police but the "generally believed her" anyway.
Now if they interviewed every witness listed and their testimonies were lock stepped with her recollection of events, then suspend him. But this is not the case. There are witnesses that saw her basically dressed in a bikini top without any bruising during the time she said he did to her. Their verdict based on her study just doesn't add up.