The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd District famously rejected Tom Brady’s petition for an en banc hearing pertaining to his Deflategate suspension last year. In the Brady case, for example, the en banc petition was filed in April and the court made its decision in July. Should the court either not make a decision or reject the petition, Elliott’s suspension will end on Nov. 24, the day after Dallas hosts the Los Angeles Chargers on Thanksgiving. Elliott has denied the allegations and was never criminally charged, but under the NFL’s domestic violence policy, criminal charges aren’t necessary to warrant a punishment. Elliott is not the first player the NFL has suspended under its latest domestic violence policy, but he is the most renowned.

Source: Washington Post October 15, 2017 01:53 UTC