Greg Hardy's appeal is this week (May 28th)

[mickswag]

Here's how Adrian Peterson is key to Greg Hardy's appeal of 10-game suspension
Starting Thursday, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson could bolster the Dallas Cowboys. Not in a trade, not on a football field and certainly not in a Cowboys uniform. Instead, Peterson will play a featured role as legal fullback, with Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy tucked in and following right behind him. That's the path Hardy and the NFL Players Association will try to follow, as they attempt to squeeze through the hole Peterson punctured in the league's penalty system.

Hardy and the union will attempt to overturn a 10-game suspension imposed by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, arguing against the league in front of arbitrator Harold Henderson on Thursday morning in Washington. The NFL suspended Hardy in April after a league investigation determined that he had used physical force against his former girlfriend on four occasions and didn't cooperate with investigators. Combined with Hardy's 15-game absence last season on the commissioner's exempt list, in which he was paid, the additional 10-game suspension effectively means the NFL has taken the stance that Hardy deserved a whopping 25-game suspension for violations of the personal conduct policy.


http://sports.yahoo.com/news/here-s...-appeal-of-10-game-suspension--044123109.html

 

[slick325]

Florio's PFT article mapping out the NFLPA's likely argument and case to be presented is a very good read. Informative. It's in the Newsfeed Zone. Recommended reading regarding the Hardy appeal process.

 

[ragman]

considering he already sat out 15 games how can the NFL argue with a straight face for more punishment for a crime in which the case was dismissed? This is orwellian 1984 garbage.

While I agree with what you've said, I have a question. Did the Panthers cut him? If they didn't, I'm afraid your argument doesn't hold water.:-(

 

[DFWJC]

My guess is 6-10 games

 

[Joe Realist]

how long do they usually decide after the appeal is heard?

 

[slick325]

how long do they usually decide after the appeal is heard?

Henderson took approximately one week to issue his decision in the Peterson matter.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Henderson took approximately one week to issue his decision in the Peterson matter.

I'm actually kind of surprised. You wouldn't think it would take a week to get a rubber stamp out of the drawer and just ink it up and make a stamp. Oh well.......

 

[slick325]

I'm actually kind of surprised. You wouldn't think it would take a week to get a rubber stamp out of the drawer and just ink it up and make a stamp. Oh well.......

Gotta keep up appearances ABQ...lol

I kid...I have a lot of respect for Mr. Henderson's legal career just wish he was more of an "independent arbitrator".

 

[erod]

Appeal with fail, goes to federal court, and then it's hard to say.

If it's rule a single incident, he may not get suspended at all. The rules at the time would dictate that.

But if it's ruled as mulitiple incidents like the league said, I suspect it'll be six games.

 

[Nightman]

Appeal with fail, goes to federal court, and then it's hard to say.

If it's rule a single incident, he may not get suspended at all. The rules at the time would dictate that.

But if it's ruled as mulitiple incidents like the league said, I suspect it'll be six games.

That second part is unprecedented. It has never been ruled as separate incidents.

It would be like counting 5 different hits off a joint as 5 failed drug tests.

 

[AzorAhai]

Appeal with fail, goes to federal court, and then it's hard to say.

If it's rule a single incident, he may not get suspended at all. The rules at the time would dictate that.

But if it's ruled as mulitiple incidents like the league said, I suspect it'll be six games.

That wording is complete crap from the NFL. They never mentioned DV in the suspension, yet there was 4 separate incidents with his GF that night. It is a direct effort to get around the Doty ruling. Along with the 4 incidents, the guns added to the suspension separately. The article someone alluded to above(in the newszone or nfl zone i think) is very well done and Florio excels with lawyer stuff. I don't think any of it matters one bit in the arbitration hearing and it goes to court.

 

[RxMan]

I guess there has been no update? Even though the meeting was on the east coast.

 

[AzorAhai]

They're going to drag this out as long as possible. The longer it's drawn out, the further away the court date is and the more pressure is put on Hardy to just accept a deal.

 

[Paniolo22]

That second part is unprecedented. It has never been ruled as separate incidents.

It would be like counting 5 different hits off a joint as 5 failed drug tests.

 

[Nightman]

They're going to drag this out as long as possible. The longer it's drawn out, the further away the court date is and the more pressure is put on Hardy to just accept a deal.

Should be about a week.

After that it is off to Federal Court and waiting on the Eighth Circuit to hear the NFL's appeal of Judge Doty's decision.

This could still take awhile to be be settled.

 

[Corso]

That second part is unprecedented. It has never been ruled as separate incidents.

It would be like counting 5 different hits off a joint as 5 failed drug tests.

I want to do that to a prospective employee (I actually don't do drug tests) and tell him about his 5 hits... err positive results and that I'm going to have to call the Poh-leece, that filthy cur...
While I'm puffing away on a nice spliff in front of him...

 

[AzorAhai]

Should be about a week.

After that it is off to Federal Court and waiting on the Eighth Circuit to hear the NFL's appeal of Judge Doty's decision.

This could still take awhile to be be settled.

Thats what I'm worried about. The longer this drags out, the further away the court date is. If it's 10 days before a decision is announced and likely 3 months or so before his court date, that alone drags it into early September. Then its waiting on that ruling and possibly still serving the suspension. He could only serve a 2 game suspension and still miss 6+ games.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

While I agree with what you've said, I have a question. Did the Panthers cut him? If they didn't, I'm afraid your argument doesn't hold water.:-(

He actually missed 17 games including playoffs and yes carolina cut him

 

[Irvin88_4life]

Thats what I'm worried about. The longer this drags out, the further away the court date is. If it's 10 days before a decision is announced and likely 3 months or so before his court date, that alone drags it into early September. Then its waiting on that ruling and possibly still serving the suspension. He could only serve a 2 game suspension and still miss 6+ games.

I could be wrong but I think they can get where he plays until it is settled, then if any games suspended would take place

 

[Nightman]

I could be wrong but I think they can get where he plays until it is settled, then if any games suspended would take place

No, he is still on the Commissioner's Exempt list.

The best case he would still get paid, but he would miss games until it was heard.

His only chance might be getting an injunction or stay from the Court, but that would be a longshot.