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After the latest ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to reinstate his six-game suspension, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott decided to officially withdraw his appeal and serve out the remainder of his suspension.
This, at least in theory, ends a long debacle of never knowing of the talented back would play or not.
In response, the NFL, through spokesman Brian McCarthy, said Elliott’s decision “speaks for itself.”
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy on Ezekiel Elliott dropping his legal fight: "His decision speaks for itself."
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 15, 2017
It’s been a turbulent season for Elliott, whose six-game suspension due to alleged domestic abuse had been postponed and reinstated numerous times before it was once again reinstated on November 9.
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After dropping his appeal and serving the first game of his suspension against the Atlanta Falcons, Elliott will be eligible for return in Week 16 against the Seattle Seahawks. Also, obviously, just in time for the playoffs, provided Dallas were to make it.
However, Elliott’s decision to drop his suspension isn’t necessarily an admission of his guilt, as the NFL not-so-subtly hints with its response.
It was likely more of a reaction to the constant postponement and reinstatement of his suspension, which would have been frustrating to deal with.
Just like the Tom Brady and the New England Patriots with Deflategate, Elliott probably just grew tired of his seemingly never-ending battle with the NFL in the courts. Whether he's actually guilty or not, he likely thought it was simply better for his situation to concede and just put the whole saga behind him a soon as possible.
