Ezekiel Elliott has a strong explanation for why he continues to fight his suspension at every turn.
Elliott has been involved in an ongoing legal situation that seems to change every other week. He spent nearly a year waiting for the NFL to rule on his domestic violence case, and they finally did so in August. Elliott was suspended six games for a violation of the league’s Personal Conduct Policy.
The Dallas Cowboys running back appealed the suspension, then filed in court to have the suspension blocked. He was granted an injunction blocking the suspension, but that was lifted earlier this week. Then he was granted on Friday a stay of one week, allowing him to play this weekend.
So why has he gone through all these steps? Elliott says it’s to protect his reputation.
Ezekiel Elliott with some strong words when asked if he has at any point considered accepting his six-game suspension. pic.twitter.com/wWr408vbXn
— David Helman (@HelmanDC) November 3, 2017
Elliott was accused of abusing his ex-girlfriend five times in the span of a week in 2016. He has maintained his innocence. Ohio authorities investigated the case but did not charge Elliott because they found the woman’s story to not be credible in some instances.
An interesting twist to the case is that there is reportedly a conflict of interest with the judge who ruled this week that Elliott must serve the suspension.
