NFL: Ezekiel Elliott's suspension appeal to stretch to Day 2

[jday]

That would make the NFL look absolutely terrible considering they've already said that incident was not considered in determining the suspension. To reverse course on that issue would make them look vindictive and prove they were wrong to begin with. I don't see it happening.

Technically, the gentleman they hired to hear the trial is separate from the entity responsible for the suspension. That said, you are probably right in the end because I honestly don't see him dropping the suspension unless there was a clear-cut violation of the CBA...which I seriously doubt they'll find. This is likely going to court.

 

[DogFace]

Does anyone know why he ruled to reduce Josh Brown's suspension to 1 game?
What evidence or circumstances arose that made him choose to reduce the suspension after Brown admitted to doing it several times?

 

[DogFace]

Yeah, becuase he made all the difference last year. Thankfully he was playing, we would never have beat them both time without him.

You're right. I bet Mara or any reasonable person doesn't see a competitive advantage to having Zeke.

Probably Dez or Dak either. They both played too.

 

[JoeKing]

Don't want to turn it into any type of racial or political issue but...

I wonder how a comment such as "I'm a white girl, you're a black athlete..who are they gonna believe?" sits with someone like Henderson versus Goodell.

Goodell obviously agreed with her... it's the only reason all her manipulating and lies would be ignored and give her any credibility.

 

[Don Corleone]

Does anyone know why he ruled to reduce Josh Brown's suspension to 1 game?
What evidence or circumstances arose that made him choose to reduce the suspension after Brown admitted to doing it several times?

 

[DogFace]

I wonder. And to those who say this is ridiculous that there may have been some favoritism please provide the answer. @aria be specific.

I honestly would like to know. I doubt that could be the case, but is it?

 

[remdak]

Does anyone know why he ruled to reduce Josh Brown's suspension to 1 game?
What evidence or circumstances arose that made him choose to reduce the suspension after Brown admitted to doing it several times?[/QUOTE
The original suspension was one game and was not reduced on appeal. Here is the NFL's explanation:

"In May 2015, the NFL was informed by the New York Giants of Josh Brown's arrest for an incident in his home involving his then wife. We began an investigation into the incident and circumstances surrounding it.

In the course of the League’s investigation, our investigators became aware that his wife had filed a statement with the county court alleging previous altercations between the spouses. However, despite multiple attempts to speak with her about this incident and her previous statements, she declined to speak with us. We understand that there are many reasons that might have affected her decision not to speak with us, but we were limited in our ability to investigate these allegations.

Over the course of the 10-month investigation, we also made numerous requests—as late as this spring—to local law enforcement officers for information on the case and previous allegations. They declined those requests for information.

As a result of these factors, our investigators had insufficient information to corroborate prior allegations. In addition, no criminal charges were brought forward regarding the incident in question or prior allegations. The NFL therefore made a decision based on the evidentiary findings around this one incident as provided to us by the District Attorney.

The NFL made a finding that Mr. Brown had violated the Personal Conduct Policy. We did so based on the evidence of this one incident as presented in the police report, Mr. Brown and his wife’s statements to police that evening, and his statements in interviews with the NFL.

The NFL Personal Conduct policy allows for discipline to be imposed even when criminal charges are not presented. It further allows for us to consider both aggravating and mitigating factors regarding discipline for domestic violence.

After reviewing the evidence in this one incident, we imposed a one-game suspension for violation of the personal conduct policy.

Mr. Brown and the NFLPA appealed this discipline, but the decision was upheld by a hearing officer."

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Ezekiel Elliott - RB - Cowboys
Updating a previous item, Ezekiel Elliott's appeal hearing will carry over into Thursday.

One of the key witnesses isn't available until Thursday morning, which is the reason for the delay. The Cowboys are giving Elliott all the time off he needs for this hearing. Both sides seem primed to fight this to the bitter end.


Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Aug 29 - 10:49 PM

 

[Don Corleone]

I wonder. And to those who say this is ridiculous that there may have been some favoritism please provide the answer. @aria be specific.

I honestly would like to know. I doubt that could be the case, but is it?

The entire NFL is New York centric. All the way down to the NFL network with hosts that are mere puppets for their agenda.

 

[Cowboys22]

Does anyone know why he ruled to reduce Josh Brown's suspension to 1 game?
What evidence or circumstances arose that made him choose to reduce the suspension after Brown admitted to doing it several times?

Brown's suspension was not reduced to 1 game. He was given only one game due to what the league called mitigating circumstances which they have refused to disclose. Brown admitted to abusing his wife and had NFL personnel intervene at a Probowl having to force him to move to another room in order to separate him from his wife. Lots of speculation about what the mitigating circumstances were but the league won't say. I believe this will be central to Zeke's case for an injunction as it points to bias, collusion, and disparate treatment. Zeke's lawyers should then try and force the league to explain the different punishments in court. If they can't, Zeke could actually win in court.

 

[Don Corleone]

Brown's suspension was not reduced to 1 game. He was given only one game due to what the league called mitigating circumstances which they have refused to disclose. Brown admitted to abusing his wife and had NFL personnel intervene at a Probowl having to force him to move to another room in order to separate him from his wife. Lots of speculation about what the mitigating circumstances were but the league won't say. I believe this will be central to Zeke's case for an injunction as it points to bias, collusion, and disparate treatment. Zeke's lawyers should then try and force the league to explain the different punishments in court. If they can't, Zeke could actually win in court.

Josh Brown said he believed he was "God" while beating his wife and sexually abusing her. Mitigating circumstance? He's ******* crazy. That is the mitigating circumstance.

 

[superonyx]

Does anyone know why he ruled to reduce Josh Brown's suspension to 1 game?
What evidence or circumstances arose that made him choose to reduce the suspension after Brown admitted to doing it several times?

Not only did Josh Brown admit it..but the league had to send security to the pro bowl hotel and remove her and the family and place them under protection from him...and that equals 1 game..

 

[DogFace]

Brown's suspension was not reduced to 1 game. He was given only one game due to what the league called mitigating circumstances which they have refused to disclose. Brown admitted to abusing his wife and had NFL personnel intervene at a Probowl having to force him to move to another room in order to separate him from his wife. Lots of speculation about what the mitigating circumstances were but the league won't say. I believe this will be central to Zeke's case for an injunction as it points to bias, collusion, and disparate treatment. Zeke's lawyers should then try and force the league to explain the different punishments in court. If they can't, Zeke could actually win in court.

So I guess that was before they said 6 games was the standard punishment for DV. ??

 

[EGTuna]

Nothing would surprise me. 6 game suspension stands. It gets reduced. It gets rescinded. It gets doubled. It's like in Reservoir Dogs when Mr. White was asked about Mr. Brown: "Either he's alive, or he's dead. Or the cops got him...or they don't."

Zeke's status is in quantum superposition. Schroedinger's Zeke.

 

[Sage3030]

So I guess that was before they said 6 games was the standard punishment for DV. ??

No.

They started that in 2014. Brown was suspended in 2016, from an arrest in 2015.

They put in the 6 games thing after the Ray Rice stuff.

 

[Teague31]

I love that the league is putting on such a dog and pony show to make Ruthie whole charade look legitimate

 

[DrunkWithPower]

Technically, the gentleman they hired to hear the trial is separate from the entity responsible for the suspension. That said, you are probably right in the end because I honestly don't see him dropping the suspension unless there was a clear-cut violation of the CBA...which I seriously doubt they'll find. This is likely going to court.

I can see them dropping the suspension to 2-3 days as that seems to be their MO, but that is Zeke's only chance for victory. Even shortening the suspension may be a long shot as the new guideline per the CBA is 6 games for domestic violence. As others on the forum have previously posted, the courts have already ruled that the NFL has the right to hand out punishment and final say on said punishment. The court can only rule on whether the NFL followed the processes defined in the CBA, and in this case it appears they did. Zeke will be suspended, and the only question is for how long.

 

[bigbob]

The difference could be that Tiffany is a active accuser unlike the others

 

[Longboysfan]

This might be a silly question, but how can you testify under oath to a body that doesn't have subpoena power?

This is the NFL. Make it up as you go along.

 

[Longboysfan]

Does anyone know why he ruled to reduce Josh Brown's suspension to 1 game?
What evidence or circumstances arose that made him choose to reduce the suspension after Brown admitted to doing it several times?

Because Mara said he was not guilty.