Ezekiel Elliott on his legal fight: This is bigger than a suspension

[Bullflop]

I think Zeke knows deep down that he deserves to be freed of all charges. I'm pretty certain any one of us would choose to do the same thing in his shoes if they were sure that 6-week suspension was undeserved. The NFL and Goodell sorely deserve to be defeated in court.

Here's hoping Ezekiel sees fit to fight this thing as long as it might take to be have all of the charges dropped. His ongoing life in football, good name and continuing prosperity are surely worth fighting for. Keep on fighting until justice is served, Zeke -- it's the right thing to do.

 

[CowboyStar88]

See, this is what I've been talking about. This is what happens to even a good kid when you hang around Prescott for a year. Now suddenly he's more important than the team. Everything revolves around him. If the team suffers, so be it. And he wants to fight every day.

Cancer? That guy is locker room AIDS.

 

[Asklesko]

If Ezekiel Elliott had served his six-game suspension, which the NFL issued Aug. 11, the Cowboys running back would have returned last week against Washington with nothing standing in his way of finishing the season. But Elliott continues his court battle with the NFL, getting something of an 11th hour reprieve this week.

He will play against the Chiefs on Sunday.


“Really, at this point, it’s hard for me to get down or up about this whole situation because tomorrow it could be something different,” Elliott said, via David Moore of the Dallas Morning News. “So I mean it’s really not, like I said, worth my time to even worry about. I’ve just got to trust my [legal] team and trust that they’re going to do everything they can do to the best of their ability to make sure I’m able to play ball.”

Elliott rejoined his teammates for practice Friday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted him an administrative stay. It allows him to play pending the “motions panel” considering the issue, which likely happens next week.

Although Elliott has played in every game, his availability this season has been on a week-by-week basis as his case progresses through the court system. But Elliott said he has never considered giving up his fight.

“No,” Elliott said. “This is bigger than a suspension. It’s bigger than football, them [the NFL] trying to make me something I’m not.

“I’m not an abuser. That’s not who I am. This is my name and this is my reputation. This is something I’m going to have to life with beyond football. Every day is worth fighting.”http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...legal-fight-this-is-bigger-than-a-suspension/

Fight the power, Zeke. The power is rotten to the core. Take it down!

 

[JS22]

It's a really lame attempt at trolling, I'd wager.

 

[HeavyBarrel]

I have proudly supported the concept of justice over football from day 1....Football be damned, you don’t accept your suspension to just “get it over with” if you’re not guiltly.

 

[Clove]

For those who wish he would "just take it".

I was on that bandwagon at first, but obviously the guy is innocent, I will not lay down if I'm Zeke. If he has to serve, then I'd sue the NFL and anyone involved.

 

[SlammedZero]

For those who wish he would "just take it".

I wish I could like this post more than once!

 

[Ken]

Or the ones who believe Tiffany's word. Zeke is flat out saying he is not an ABUSER...

DEAL WITH IT!

I believe her words.....

"Ok this is what you want? Ok then, I’m going to ruin your life. You will see. If I was you, I wouldn’t go out tonight.”

“that’s worst decision you made in your life. I’m going to ruin you life now.”

 

[Alexander]

Pretty strong words. Strongest since all of this started.

 

[Corso]

It's a really lame attempt at trolling, I'd wager.

Old boy ain't trolling. He's all about team over any human individual, no matter the situation because sports is over real people to him.

He's a piece of ****.

 

[DK30]

Your name is sacred. You get your name from your parents and you pass it down to your children. If you don’t value your name, what’s the point of living.

The one thing you are born with, live with, and die with is your name.

Respect to Zeke. Continue to fight.

 

[DCowboyz]

That right there tells you he is innocent. If he really did what he did he'd just serve the suspension and that's it. I'd be fighting too if I was innocent. It sucks he can't enjoy his NFL life yet.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

See, this is what I've been talking about. This is what happens to even a good kid when you hang around Prescott for a year. Now suddenly he's more important than the team. Everything revolves around him. If the team suffers, so be it. And he wants to fight every day.

Cancer? That guy is locker room AIDS.

worst troll job of all time

 

[dallasfan4lizife]

Someone tweet this to Stephen A. Smith.

He’s an absolute racist joke of a human

 

[Hardline]

See, this is what I've been talking about. This is what happens to even a good kid when you hang around Prescott for a year. Now suddenly he's more important than the team. Everything revolves around him. If the team suffers, so be it. And he wants to fight every day.

Cancer? That guy is locker room AIDS.

I think it's about time your doctor up'ed the dosage.

 

[cowboy_ron]

This is going to be a season long distraction, so if this ends up as a bad year for the Cowboys, Garrett has a built in excuse..........he has more lives than a cat.

 

[cowboy_ron]

I think it's about time your doctor up'ed the dosage.

He's trying to be funny so his normal "followers" will give him the attention he seeks.

 

[River82]

The court system is (theoretically) about justice and right + wrong (even when it isn't.) The NFL disciplinary process is rarely about justice and right + wrong, it's all about the game. Because of this he will lose regardless of how many pretty words he spouts, although some will consider the fight to be worth it. Individually it would be worth it, it's going to harm Dallas though. How people reconcile that will be up to them

 

[Proximo]

See, this is what I've been talking about. This is what happens to even a good kid when you hang around Prescott for a year. Now suddenly he's more important than the team. Everything revolves around him. If the team suffers, so be it. And he wants to fight every day.

Cancer? That guy is locker room AIDS.

And not a single "like" was seen that day.

Must be rough for you.

 

[plasticman]

This also indicates that Goodel isn't holding anything over him. There is no "smoking gun" evidence that Goodel is going to whip out at the last moment.

Goodel was willing to brand an innocent man hust for the sake of perception. He needs to be run out of the NFL.