Perhaps Goodell sat out of the hearing so the appeal will look less like him ruling on an appeal of his own ruling.
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It was indeed a tough case that Ezekiel Elliot needs to overcome, and he will have to endure the fact that he won't be able to play.
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On the DP show yesterday, they were talking about Zeke needing to show contriteness when meeting with Goodell. This was his path to a suspension reduction according to their sources.
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https://sports.yahoo.com/documents-...leveraging-sex-videos-rb-money-120034705.html
Documents: Ezekiel Elliott's accuser admitted to talk of leveraging sex videos of herself and RB for money
The exchange is contained in the 160-page report prepared by NFL investigators into allegations that Elliott committed multiple acts of violence against ex-girlfriend Tiffany Thompson. Within that report, investigators noted a September 2016 text message exchange between Thompson and a friend, in which Thompson raised the idea of selling sex videos of herself and Elliott. During the conversation, Thompson’s friend suggested, “we could black mail him w[ith] that,” to which Thompson responded, “I want to bro.” The NFL’s report also stated that Thompson admitted registering an email address titled “ezekielelliott sex vids” in August 2016.
The texts and email registration don’t disprove the domestic violence allegations Thompson has made against Elliott, nor do they address the central issue of whether violence occurred. Furthermore, the league indicated physical and circumstantial evidence – including bruises appearing on Thompson’s body during a week she and Elliott were sharing a room – was enough to conclude that Elliott committed domestic violence. But with Thompson being cited as the NFL’s only firsthand witness to the events she is alleging, a source close to Elliott said his lawyers and the NFLPA have seized upon the exchange to question aspects of motive and credibility in an appeal filed on Tuesday.
Ultimately, the NFL came to its findings and suspended Elliott for six games despite having Thompson’s text exchange on record. The source said Elliott’s legal advisers believe the NFL didn’t give adequate weight to underlying issues of credibility and motive for Thompson, who accused Elliott of multiple instances of domestic violence in July 2016.
The NFL investigator’s 160-page report detailed the following about the text exchange:
“The League’s forensic experts also recovered evidence from Ms. Thompson’s phone that she had registered an email address titled, “ezekielelliott sex vids” during the month of August, 2016. In addition, a text message with her friend [name withheld by Yahoo] was recovered that showed them talking about their need to make more money and Ms. Thompson raised the idea of selling the sex tapes she had of herself and Mr. Elliott. Her friend [name withheld] said they should blackmail Mr. Elliott with them, they’d be “millionaires”. Ms. Thompson replied that she’d like to but was scared. When Ms. Thompson was asked about this by the League’s investigators, she stated that she did have sex tapes of her and Mr. Elliott on her phone and she did open the email account but she denied doing so to blackmail Mr. Elliott.”
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Documents: Ezekiel Elliott's accuser admitted to talk of leveraging sex videos of herself and RB for money
The exchange is contained in the 160-page report prepared by NFL investigators into allegations that Elliott committed multiple acts of violence against ex-girlfriend Tiffany Thompson. Within that report, investigators noted a September 2016 text message exchange between Thompson and a friend, in which Thompson raised the idea of selling sex videos of herself and Elliott. During the conversation, Thompson’s friend suggested, “we could black mail him w[ith] that,” to which Thompson responded, “I want to bro.” The NFL’s report also stated that Thompson admitted registering an email address titled “ezekielelliott sex vids” in August 2016.
The texts and email registration don’t disprove the domestic violence allegations Thompson has made against Elliott, nor do they address the central issue of whether violence occurred. Furthermore, the league indicated physical and circumstantial evidence – including bruises appearing on Thompson’s body during a week she and Elliott were sharing a room – was enough to conclude that Elliott committed domestic violence. But with Thompson being cited as the NFL’s only firsthand witness to the events she is alleging, a source close to Elliott said his lawyers and the NFLPA have seized upon the exchange to question aspects of motive and credibility in an appeal filed on Tuesday.
Ultimately, the NFL came to its findings and suspended Elliott for six games despite having Thompson’s text exchange on record. The source said Elliott’s legal advisers believe the NFL didn’t give adequate weight to underlying issues of credibility and motive for Thompson, who accused Elliott of multiple instances of domestic violence in July 2016.
The NFL investigator’s 160-page report detailed the following about the text exchange:
“The League’s forensic experts also recovered evidence from Ms. Thompson’s phone that she had registered an email address titled, “ezekielelliott sex vids” during the month of August, 2016. In addition, a text message with her friend [name withheld by Yahoo] was recovered that showed them talking about their need to make more money and Ms. Thompson raised the idea of selling the sex tapes she had of herself and Mr. Elliott. Her friend [name withheld] said they should blackmail Mr. Elliott with them, they’d be “millionaires”. Ms. Thompson replied that she’d like to but was scared. When Ms. Thompson was asked about this by the League’s investigators, she stated that she did have sex tapes of her and Mr. Elliott on her phone and she did open the email account but she denied doing so to blackmail Mr. Elliott.”
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NFL accuses NFLPA of shaming Ezekiel Elliott’s accuser
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...es-nflpa-of-shaming-ezekiel-elliotts-accuser/
Maybe. If she was a victim. Seems like a bit of a reach, there.
Damn. Now I send like a Penn State fan.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...es-nflpa-of-shaming-ezekiel-elliotts-accuser/
Maybe. If she was a victim. Seems like a bit of a reach, there.
Damn. Now I send like a Penn State fan.
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HabaneroBuck
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...liott-suspension-traces-directly-to-ray-rice/
Interesting analysis in that the NFL was forced to issue 6-game suspension for first-time domestic violence cases as a result of Ray Rice blowback three years ago. This Ezy-E case seems to be nuanced enough that six games is too much, but they have their hands forced. If the suspension is solely for domestic violence and not the aggregation of offenses, as it were, the NFL might eventually be forced to give Elliott nothing at all! Crazy...for the record, I think Elliott needs something as a wake-up, but I don't know that the full six is warranted. I'm still trying to figure out the whole Roethlisberger thing getting reduced to four. None of us knows what happened, and I'm pretty sure that includes Goddell.
Interesting analysis in that the NFL was forced to issue 6-game suspension for first-time domestic violence cases as a result of Ray Rice blowback three years ago. This Ezy-E case seems to be nuanced enough that six games is too much, but they have their hands forced. If the suspension is solely for domestic violence and not the aggregation of offenses, as it were, the NFL might eventually be forced to give Elliott nothing at all! Crazy...for the record, I think Elliott needs something as a wake-up, but I don't know that the full six is warranted. I'm still trying to figure out the whole Roethlisberger thing getting reduced to four. None of us knows what happened, and I'm pretty sure that includes Goddell.
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It is definitely a shame when an organization tries to show someone's past actions gives serious doubts on their credibility...and I mean TONS of past actions, so clearly this is sarcasm font. Does it mean she is lying about this specific instance? No. You can lie about 9 things and the 10th could be true. But if people try to say it is not relevant and try to argue legalities, there is a good chance this type of evidence would come in to impeach her testimony and rightfully so. And all of the history leading up to the alleged event is certainly relevant in my mind. Frankly, I would consider counterclaims or a separate lawsuit against her if it is untrue and if this goes any further, as his reputation has clearly been harmed by this and he stands to lose tangible loss.
We still do not have any evidence about the specifics of this case to make a conclusion it seems...but there is one thing for sure, Zeke should have stayed the hell away from this psychopath in the first place. But that is all said and done, and hopefully he avoids people like this in the future. He does need some sort of suspension or penalty, it just remains to be seen to what extent if this turns out to be bogus.
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