Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was denied his appeal for an injunction by the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL.com, which means he will be forced to serve his six-game suspension immediately while his case against the NFL proceeds.
Elliott was appealing Southern District Judge Katherine Failla's denial of his injunction, which meant he would have been forced to serve his six-game suspension beginning last week. However, the Second Circuit gave him an administrative stay, which allowed him to play last week.
It was unclear whether the three-judge panel would rule immediately or take several days to come to a decision on Elliott's request for an injunction.