The NFL knows it is fighting an uphill battle against U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant in hopes of getting him to stay his own decision of granting Dallas Cowboys star running Ezekiel Elliott a preliminary injunction to block a six-game suspension for violating the personal conduct policy.
The NFL had to follow the process of first requesting a stay with Mazzant before moving to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans for an emergency stay as well as an expedited action on the appeal officially filed with the 5th Circuit on Monday.