Ezekiel Elliott

[JungRebel]

Could someone with some legal knowledge explain the situation to those of us who have a fantasy draft tonight?

 

[steaminbeaman]

http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/...know-about-the-nfls-ezekiel-elliott-situation

 

[JungRebel]

Ok thanks. If the judge hearing the TRO is playing in a 12-team PPR the odds of him owning Zeke are 1/12, making the odds of Zeke playing again before week nine 1/12. That's what I needed to know.

 

[aTotal360]

In 12 team "pro" leagues, he's going about pick #24 (end of second).

 

[57stratdawg]

They also have a bye week in there. Plus, I'm not sure that a cowboy OL is as good this year.

Too much risk, IMO.

 

[LTblows]

He's playing week 1, but may sit 6 games immediately after or not until way later in season. No legal expert, though.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

If he's available in round 3, snatch him up. You'll win your league if he sits 0 games and you draft competently in other rounds and don't have horrible injury luck. Seems like a worthwhile gamble.

 

[Go Budaw]

An Ole Miss fan coming to an MSU board for legal advice? Man, this NCAA investigation has really done a number on ya'll***

Just busting your balls. I'd take Zeke in the 2nd if he's available. Still think that there is no way he sits the full 6. At least not in 2017. Chances are good that the TRO and then eventual injunction will allow him to play all season while this plays out in the court system (just like what happened with Brady in 2015). There's also a chance he could drop the suit if the NFL knocks down the suspension to a more reasonable number of games (like 3 or 4 games). One of the biggest talking points from Elliot's legal team is that there is no precedent for a suspension this long for the personal conduct policy.

Also, LeVeon Bell sat for 4 games last year and still delivered 1st round value by the end of the season. Zeke is certainly in that same elite category. The tea leaves of the Deflategate precedent along with the sheer lack of credible evidence in Elliot's case seem to make the full 6 game suspension in 2017 the least likely outcome. Just my opinion.