Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott and his legal team are not giving up its legal fight with the NFL over his six-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
One day after having his preliminary injunction thrown out and his case ordered to be dismissed by a three-judge panel, 2-1, from the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Elliott informed a New York judge that he plans to file a petition for a rehearing before the full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
It’s largely a ‘Hail Mary,’ as Elliott’s team of NFL Players’ Association lawyers likely feel they will have a better chance of success with a rehearing with the 5th Circuit than re-starting the case by filing for a new temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction with the Southern District Court of New York, which is viewed as a more favorable court for the NFL.