Roger Goodell had the option of hearing Ezekiel Elliott’s appeal of his six-game suspension himself or appointing a designee. He’s going with the latter. Harold Henderson will make the decision on behalf of the league, the league announced Wednesday.
Henderson will hear Elliott’s appeal on Aug. 29, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Elliott was suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy for his alleged role in a domestic violence case from July 2016. Schefter broke the initial news Friday, and the NFL released a statement on the penalty, which Mike Garafolo of NFL.com passed along:
The league also sent a letter to Elliott after the suspension, explaining the reasoning behind his six-game punishment. The letter said the NFL’s 2016 leading rusher used physical force “on multiple occasions” against the alleged victim, per Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, and Garafolo noted the letter cited photographic evidence.
Elliott released a statement on his Twitter page where he said he was “both surprised and disappointed by the NFL’s decision” and “strongly” disagreed with the ruling.
