The Ezekiel Elliott case took another twist Tuesday night when U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty of the Southern District of New York granted Elliott a temporary restraining order (TRO). Earlier in the afternoon, Judge Crotty had listened to competing arguments by attorneys for the NFL and NFLPA over the lawfulness of arbitrator Harold Henderson upholding NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s six-game suspension of Elliott.
The TRO prevents the NFL from imposing the suspension for the next couple of weeks. The TRO should thus allow Elliott, who has played in all six Cowboys games this season, to also play in the next two games: this Sunday against the 49ers and next Sunday against the Redskins.