The NFL finally suspended Ezekiel Elliot today, making Elliot the sixth player responsible to the Cowboys to be suspended for the first multiple games of this season.
Elliot was suspended for six games, and it was simply for the domestic violence. The punishment is the full first-offense punishment, meaning the NFL found no mitigating evidence to reduce Elliot's suspension.
The fact that the findings appear to reflect only upon the domestic violence indicates the league, even if it looked at the other two incidents (the marijuana dispensary and the club fight), didn't add to it on that regard.
Elliot will appeal, the appeal must be scheduled to Roger Goodell or his designee in 10 days.
The contract hit is $2,000,000, so that means the Cowboys will, for the second year in a row, be forced to pay the maximum fine under the Club Remittance policy. This is the THIRTEENTH NFL suspension against the Dallas Cowboys since the end of Super Bowl 50.
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And if the appeal fails, kiss the Cowboys goodbye.
If there's one thing that we know about Roger Goodell, he's about PR. Public Relations is the basis for much of what little Goodell does punish players for.
I heard a pundit say while I was in Vegas (got back early this morning), regarding the Elliot suspension, that Goodell sticks his finger into the air and tries to find the wind. What he forgets in being so correct, though, is that the pundit doesn't remember that the entire reason for the Personal Conduct Policy was such an act. So the pundit is obviously correct.
The Dallas Cowboys are about to be made an example out of, in my prediction. The NFC East is now New York's or Philadelphia's for the taking.
If you can still get 9 or 9 1/2 or 10 on the win total for this year, take the Under and take it hard! Dallas is going 6-10, and that's about the end of it.
EDIT TO ADD 11:45: As completely expected, Vegas has suspended all betting on the Cowboys as a result of the Elliot suspension.
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