I absolutely abhor the relevance of the court of public opinion, what has happen to the right to privacy? The leaks of information in this case were prevalent from the beginning. Thanks to the abuse of technology and social media, the concept of privacy has vanished. I do however believe in the concept that the truth shall set you free which applies only if the truth is on your side. I think this works for Zeke and so when it is all said and done and the case rest with judges to decide this case, the NFL's disregard for fairness and Zeke's accuser's character will prove in favor of Zeke. The NFL's position has been for Zeke to prove his innocents but that is not the legal standard... It should go without saying but the legal standard is innocent until proven guilty.
The league needs to get out of the appeals business because it's just not good at it. I don't know if it's possible for that to happen before the current CBA expires but it ought to be a point of emphasis in the next negotiations. At a minimum Lisa Friel, Harold Henderson and Roger Goodell need to be offered the right to resign or have the owners outright fire them. The owners have work to do in replacing those controversial people. My suggestion to solve that problem is to hire the honorable Condoleezza Rice as the League commissioner and allow her to hire her own staff to include replacing Henderson and Friel.