Ezekiel Elliott is Back to Playing Again, For Now

In the on-again-off-again world of legal challenges by Ezekiel Elliott and the NFLPA, Ezekiel Elliott is back on the field. The U.S. District Court Judge in New York ruled that the arbitration decision was subject to judicial review, and the review would be meaningless, basically, if he served the suspension while it was reviewed on the merits.

So, the Ezekiel Elliott case is now in its third state, five judges have weighed in and his six-game suspension remains on hold. pic.twitter.com/e0R8AxFimu
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 17, 2017

This came less than a week after a panel of 5th Circuit Judges ruled in favor of the NFL, that the NFLPA’s filing in their circuit (in Texas) was premature before the arbitrator had issued a final ruling.

So for now, the case will go forward in New York, and Ezekiel Elliott will be on the field until a judge in that circuit says otherwise.