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Battle lines for next NFL-Elliott skirmish are drawn
By rule, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has 14 days to file a petition for rehearing in the case that has triggered the eventual dismissal of his Texas lawsuit. Which means that the Texas case isn’t over. Which isn’t stopping the NFL from treating it that way.
NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart said during a Friday media briefing that the league regards its immediate suspension of Elliott and his remaining federal appeal rights in the Texas case as an “apples-and-oranges” proposition. Lockhart justified the characterization by saying the the courts have their rules and procedures, and the league has its rules and procedures.
This virtually guarantees an immediate effort by Elliott and the NFL Players Association to seek an order blocking the suspension until the 14-day window for filing a petition for rehearing of the case, either before the original panel or before the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ines-for-next-nfl-elliott-skirmish-are-drawn/
By rule, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has 14 days to file a petition for rehearing in the case that has triggered the eventual dismissal of his Texas lawsuit. Which means that the Texas case isn’t over. Which isn’t stopping the NFL from treating it that way.
NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart said during a Friday media briefing that the league regards its immediate suspension of Elliott and his remaining federal appeal rights in the Texas case as an “apples-and-oranges” proposition. Lockhart justified the characterization by saying the the courts have their rules and procedures, and the league has its rules and procedures.
This virtually guarantees an immediate effort by Elliott and the NFL Players Association to seek an order blocking the suspension until the 14-day window for filing a petition for rehearing of the case, either before the original panel or before the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ines-for-next-nfl-elliott-skirmish-are-drawn/