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Federal appeals court rules against Dallas Cowboys' Zeke Elliott; six-game ban likely to begin in Week 7

The fifth circuit court of appeals in New Orleans on Thursday lifted an injunction blocking Elliott's six-game suspension, handed down by the league in August for a personal conduct violation. The court ruled 2-1 in favor of the NFL, saying the NFLPA acted too quickly when in its filing, which occurred before NFL arbitrator Harold Henderson had a chance to hear Elliott's appeal.

Further, the court ruled that U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant, who granted Elliott a temporary injunction in Texas last month, lacked jurisdiction in his finding.

The Cowboys are on bye this week, before visiting the San Francisco 49ers on Oct.