Zeke Elliott case STILL under league review, Revis totally cleared

[MrB]

Darrin Smith wasn't on the 1992 team, he was a rookie in 93.

Vinson Smith and Ken Norton started at OLB in 92, and rookie Robert Jones was MLB. The next season Jones was benched and replaced at MLB by Norton, with Dixon Edwards and Darrin Smith at OLB.

Sean Lee is eons better a player than Darrin Smith was.

I started to make an argument in Smith’s favor and then looked at his career stats. Yea Lee was eons better than Smith, Dixon Edwards, and Robert Jones.

 

[Doomsday]

I started to make an argument in Smith’s favor and then looked at his career stats. Yea Lee was eons better than Smith, Dixon Edwards, and Robert Jones.

Jimmy didn't consider Robert Jones worth having around. It's in his book even.

 

[dbair1967]

Jimmy didn't consider Robert Jones worth having around. It's in his book even.

He had a decent rookie year but really regressed his 2nd yr in the league. He'd regain the starting spot the next yr when Norton left via free agency, but he was just an average starter in 94 and 95 and left via free agency after that season.

Wasn't one of Jimmy's better picks for sure.

 

[Doomsday]

Wasn't one of Jimmy's better picks for sure.

He was serviceable, and that's about it.

 

[bbgun]

His biggest accomplishment was breaking Dan McGwire's hip.

 

[dbair1967]

His biggest accomplishment was breaking Dan McGwire's hip.

yep

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

And benching 500. I remember that was a big deal when he came out -- very rare, at least then. (Probably still is.)

 

[dbair1967]

And benching 500. I remember that was a big deal when he came out -- very rare, at least then. (Probably still is.)

He was a good player at East Carolina and tested off the charts. Everyone thought he'd be the real deal.

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

And editing... I meant doing that much for a college linebacker. Plenty of linemen can.

BTW, I seem to remember Witten could do that at Tennessee also.

 

[MrB]

He was a good player at East Carolina and tested off the charts. Everyone thought he'd be the real deal.

He fit Jimmy’s mold of being a gym rat, and loving football. He looked the part just for whatever reason it didn’t always translate to the field.

 

[dbair1967]

He fit Jimmy’s mold of being a gym rat, and loving football. He looked the part just for whatever reason it didn’t always translate to the field.

At least he didn't trade 5 picks for the guy, like he did with the infamous Stan Smagala

 

[bbgun]

Alexander Wright was probably his next biggest bust. And don't get me started about that Alonzo Highsmith trade. He let his Hurricane loyalties blind him.

 

[dbair1967]

Alexander Wright was probably his next biggest bust. And don't get me started about that Alonzo Highsmith trade. He let his Hurricane loyalties blind him.

Rondy Weston instead of his own guy Bubba McDowell in 1989 draft.

 

[dbair1967]

Breaking- Elliott will play Sunday

Just broke, Elliott will play Sunday vs KC.

 

[dbair1967]

Ian Rapoport
✔ ‎@RapSheet


Zeke Elliott’s stay was granted. He’s playing Sunday

 

[dbair1967]

at NFL lawyers who had "warned" 2nd circuit court of appeals about ruling on this, saying Zeke had no chance to win appeal and have suspension revoked.

2nd circuit court just gave Big Bird finger to Goodell and league office with Zeke ruling this morning.

 

[dbair1967]

Ruling allows Ezekiel Elliott to play Sunday vs. Chiefs

By Austin Knoblauch NFL.com
Published: Nov. 3, 2017 at 10:01 a.m.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2017 at 10:13 a.m.

A federal appeals court granted the NFL Players Association a brief administrative stay in the Ezekiel Elliott case on Friday, reinstating the Dallas Cowboys running back's eligibility for Sunday's game against the Chiefs.

The stay request approved by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals only remains in place through Sunday, meaning Elliott will be suspended again heading into Week 10. However, there's a chance the 2nd Circuit could grant the union request for an emergency injunction next week. If it does so, Elliott would have his playing eligibility restored until a decision is made on the NFLPA's appeal.

The court has yet to schedule a hearing date for the NFLPA's injunction request, but the motion has been referred to the next available three-judge panel.

Friday's decision only guarantees Elliott will play this week. Unless his lawyers manage to get the suspension lifted again, Elliott will miss the next six games against the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Redskins, New York Giants and Oakland Raiders before being eligible to play in Week 16 against the Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 24.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Elliott in August after a year-long investigation into domestic violence allegations made against him by Tiffany Thompson, his former girlfriend. The NFL concluded he violated its personal conduct policy, which mandates a six-game suspension for a first-time domestic violence violation. Elliott, 22, was never charged and has denied wrongdoing.

The NFLPA's lawsuit, which was filed on the same day Elliott's appeal hearing ended, doesn't try to undermine the factual conclusions from the NFL's investigation -- it challenges the process the league undertook to suspend Elliott, Feldman said. The NFL wants to enforce Elliott's suspension this season and confirm Goodell's authority to issue punishment based on "conduct detrimental" to the league as mandated in Article 46 of the collective bargaining agreement.

It's virtually the same argument the NFL deployed in ultimately successful appeals against Brady during Deflategate and Adrian Peterson after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault. The 2nd Circuit is the same court that made the final decision in the Brady case.

 

[MrB]

So they will meet again next week to see if he will be granted the injunction correct?

 

[bbgun]

he has more lives than a cat

 

[dbair1967]

A panel of federal judges will convene next week to hear Elliott's request for an injunction that overturns Judge Katherine Failla's ruling from Monday.