Ezekiel Elliott Hires Lawyer Jeffrey Kessler, a Sign He's Going to Fight His Suspension

[zekecowboy]

Kessler is probably best known in sports circles for working magic on the Latrell Sprewell case. After choking his coach, Sprewell was suspended for 82 games and docked millions of dollars. Kessler went to court and got his client millions back, and the suspension reduced.

More recently, Kessler represented Tom Brady in Deflategate, and for awhile, it looked like he would be victorious. Then Brady threw in the towel and took his 4-game suspension. But, he did get to play for the season in which he was to be suspended.

http://thebiglead.com/2017/08/28/ez...-take-his-suspension-as-far-as-tom-brady-did/

 

[speedkilz88]

Kessler is the lawyer the nflpa uses.

 

[links18]

What does it mean to say, "Brady threw in the towel"? What more was he supposed to do?

 

[zekecowboy]

What does it mean to say, "Brady threw in the towel"? What more was he supposed to do?

It basically means Tom Brady could have taken it to SCOTUS.

 

[links18]

It basically means Tom Brady could have taken it to SCOTUS.

Why didn't he?

 

[JBS]

Why didn't he?

Because he threw in the towel

 

[links18]

Because he threw in the towel

Against or on advice of counsel?

 

[Toomany10pins]

It basically means Tom Brady could have taken it to SCOTUS.

And they more than likely would have refused to hear it, or he would have lost, that's why he dropped it after all the "tough talk".

The SC isn't going to waste their time hearing a case which involves a temporary suspension of a single player in a sports league.


BTW, Kessler's skills are a bit overrated.
If he can't stop Brady's suspension, he won't stop Zeke's.

 

[CowboyStar88]

And they more than likely would have refused to hear it, or he would have lost, that's why he dropped it after all the "tough talk".

The SC isn't going to waste their time hearing a case which involves a temporary suspension of a single player in a sports league.


BTW, Kessler's skills are a bit overrated.
If he can't stop Brady's suspension, he won't stop Zeke's.

That and the fact Brady's case involved cheating the actual game which is not criminal. Again I don't see how people don't understand the difference between Zeke's case and Brady's case.

 

[windjc]

And they more than likely would have refused to hear it, or he would have lost, that's why he dropped it after all the "tough talk".

The SC isn't going to waste their time hearing a case which involves a temporary suspension of a single player in a sports league.


BTW, Kessler's skills are a bit overrated.
If he can't stop Brady's suspension, he won't stop Zeke's.

Will you pay me money if you are wrong?

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

And they more than likely would have refused to hear it, or he would have lost, that's why he dropped it after all the "tough talk".

The SC isn't going to waste their time hearing a case which involves a temporary suspension of a single player in a sports league.


BTW, Kessler's skills are a bit overrated.
If he can't stop Brady's suspension, he won't stop Zeke's.

The Brady case involved integrity of the game with no precedent. Zeke's case involves a criminal accusation and a ton of precedent.

I know it's popular to assume that Brady gave the NFL complete power without recourse but that is not necessarily so.

And Kessler has been handing sports leagues losses for decades. He won Ray Rice under this current policy as well as all the Saints accused of giving out Bounties.

What is really not impressive is a legion of people spouting the NFL omnipotence angle with nary a thought or basis between them.

 

[Nightman]

And they more than likely would have refused to hear it, or he would have lost, that's why he dropped it after all the "tough talk".

The SC isn't going to waste their time hearing a case which involves a temporary suspension of a single player in a sports league.


BTW, Kessler's skills are a bit overrated.
If he can't stop Brady's suspension, he won't stop Zeke's.

Kessler was able to argue that Brady's was a simple equipment violation that had only been fined in the past...... it wasn't considered cheating or suspension worthy

They did manage to convince 2 of the 4 Federal judges to side with them.... the Second Circuit refused to hear the case en banc but there was a solid chance the SCOTUS took it up if they continued

Brady took one for the team and dropped the appeal so they could move on.......Garappolo was ready and they used the controversy to rally around and win the Super Bowl ...... if life gives you lemons


Zeke has a very very strong case.......much stronger than Brady who was guilty of having the balls tampered with

 

[Hawkeye19]

The leverage Zeke has over the NFL is the FACT that he can make them pay a VERY high price for suspending him.

In essence-- the NFL could win a battle (suspend Zeke for 6 games) and lose the overall PR war b/c he can truly make them look incompetent, capricious, unfair, agenda driven, and power-mad as an organization in the court of public opinion.

Ironically, their plan to make Zeke the face of DV could end up putting Zeke in the role of being the abused victim of a powerful organization.

The NFL could lose a TON of ground when it comes to the next CBA if they mishandle this case (which they have already done imo).

 

[DrunkWithPower]

The leverage Zeke has over the NFL is the FACT that he can make them pay a VERY high price for suspending him.

In essence-- the NFL could win a battle (suspend Zeke for 6 games) and lose the overall PR war b/c he can truly make them look incompetent, capricious, unfair, agenda driven, and power-mad as an organization in the court of public opinion.

Ironically, their plan to make Zeke the face of DV could end up putting Zeke in the role of being the abused victim of a powerful organization.

The NFL could lose a TON of ground when it comes to the next CBA if they mishandle this case (which they have already done imo).

Agree 100%. I posted in another thread from a PR perspective the NFL would have been better off letting the whole incident die with the law enforcement investigation. Now it's blown up in their face and the story could potentially be front and center for a long time. I don't think any aspect of it is positive. It would be one thing to hand down a 6 game suspension to someone who was convicted of DV, but as Hawkeye19 said this has the potential to paint Zeke as the victim. Not exactly how the NFL planned this one out.

 

[lkelly]

The leverage Zeke has over the NFL is the FACT that he can make them pay a VERY high price for suspending him.

In essence-- the NFL could win a battle (suspend Zeke for 6 games) and lose the overall PR war b/c he can truly make them look incompetent, capricious, unfair, agenda driven, and power-mad as an organization in the court of public opinion.

Ironically, their plan to make Zeke the face of DV could end up putting Zeke in the role of being the abused victim of a powerful organization.

The NFL could lose a TON of ground when it comes to the next CBA if they mishandle this case (which they have already done imo).

What exactly will the owners lose by giving up some measure of player discipline (and throw in testing for pot) in the next round of CBA negotiations? Those two issues essentially cost the owners nothing but could be traded for an extra game and a larger piece of the financial pie. If so, it would be one of the all-time best long cons. Feign defiant interest in two useless things and then make a big show of relenting while you reel in something in exchange that you really want (money).

Think of it as two kids sitting at the kitchen table. One named Roger has a huge slice of pecan pie that he's gripping tightly. The other named DeMaurice has been throwing a tantrum that he didn't get any pie and is so very, very hungry. Finally, DeMaurice goes and gets his piggy bank and empties it out on the table in front of Roger. Roger shakes his head. DeMaurice then goes to his room and grabs his new iPad and adds it to the offer. Roger grips the pie even tighter and glares back a firm "no." Finally DeMaurice slumps his shoulders and heads upstairs to grab the huge box of rare baseball cards that his grandfather left him. He eyes up that awesome looking piece of pie and puts the cards in front of Roger. Roger begrudgingly relents and takes the pile of loot as he gives up the pecan pie. DeMaurice scarfs it up with a smile on his face while Roger scurries off with the loot just in time for his mom to take him to the doctor to get his annual testing for his tree nut allergy. He makes sure to wash his hands really well because holding that slice of pie was starting to make him itch.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

And they more than likely would have refused to hear it, or he would have lost, that's why he dropped it after all the "tough talk".

The SC isn't going to waste their time hearing a case which involves a temporary suspension of a single player in a sports league.


BTW, Kessler's skills are a bit overrated.
If he can't stop Brady's suspension, he won't stop Zeke's.

Thanks. We get a lot of Giants perspective here. Fortunately it's not all verbatim parroting of conventional wisdom mixed with a heavy dose of bias. Oh wait...