Plankton
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No, the Brady case had to do with whether the NFL could punish Brady according to its rules. The court said it could.
As I noted in a previous post, the league didn't say Zeke beat his ex. It said he exhibited conduct that didn't meet the league's policy. And it punished him according to that policy, which is much broader and, I would say, more nebulous.
Page 3 of the letter sent to him indicates otherwise:
"Based on the entire record, the credible evidence establishes that on multiple occasions during the week of July 16, 2016, you used physical force against Ms. Thompson, resulting in her injury, specifically as follows...."
https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/08/11/ezekiel-elliott-suspension-letter-nfl