The NFL players' union has issued notice that it will request an en banc hearing -- a hearing of the full panel of judges with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in New Orleans -- on behalf of Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott. In addition, the union will request that Elliott's six-game suspension -- which had been restored by a 2-1 vote of a 5th Circuit panel on Thursday -- be stayed while request for the en banc hearing is considered.
According to ESPN's Dan Graziano, the NFLPA believes it has two weeks to file the en banc appeal, during which time Elliott's suspension would not be in place, assuming that court stays the suspension while it considers the request.