Legal Opinion

Nat'l Football League Mgmt. Council v. Nat'l Football League Players Ass'n

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided October 30, 2017No. 17 Civ. 6761 (KPF)PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, United States District Judge

Invoking his authority under the operative Collective Bargaining Agreement (the *616"CBA") and related Personal Conduct Policy (the "PCP"), Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of the National Football League (the "NFL"), imposed a six-game suspension on Ezekiel Elliott, a running back with the Dallas Cowboys, in August of this year after a league-sponsored investigation into allegations of domestic violence. The National Football League Players Association (the "NFLPA") appealed this decision to an arbitrator, who upheld the Commissioner's decision…

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