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Report: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell won't hear Ezekiel Elliott appeal himself

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell won't be the person hearing Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott's appeal of his six-game suspension, according to a report.

NFL.com reports that Goodell has designated Harold Henderson, who heard former Cowboys Greg Hardy's appeal in 2015, as the NFL officer who will hear Elliott's appeal.

.@NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will appoint his designee Harold Henderson as Ezekiel Elliott’s hearing offer, per @TomPelissero and me.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 16, 2017

Henderson heard Greg Hardy's appeal, in which his ban was dropped from 10 to 4 games.