Suspension for Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott is upheld, but he'll play Week 1, maybe longer

Albert Breer, Tom Pelissero, Ian Rapoport

Sep 05, 2017

Good reporting here from Albert Breer, Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport...

Breer: Harold Henderson has upheld Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott's 6-game suspension, per source (@mortreport had it 1st). Off to court we go.

Breer: So now, Ezekiel Elliott awaits ruling from Texas court on his temporary restraining order. If granted, Cowboys likely to have him all year.

Pelissero: NFL took position Ezekiel Elliott CAN play Sunday. Judge rules by 5 pm Friday on restraining order.

Rapoport: To sum it up: Elliott plays Sunday. Could get a restraining order to stay in the field this season. Could not get it and sit Weeks 2-7.

Breer: Reports from in the courtroom indicated TRO hearing went well for Ezekiel Elliott. And again, he gets the TRO, he plays until case is settled.

Fantasy Impact:

Signs have been pointing to Elliott winning his bid for a temporary restraining order (TRO), which would allow him to play all of 2017 as the case sorts itself out. He's a top five running back if he's able to suit up against the Giants.

Apr 07

Eagles to re-sign Jordan Howard to a one-year deal

Adam Schefter

Apr 07 · 5:35 PM EDT

Eagles are re-signing RB Jordan Howard to a one-year deal, per source.

Fantasy Impact:

Jordan Howard came back to Philly at the end of last season after a rough go in Miami. He'll be competing for a job with the Eagles in 2021, but nothing is guaranteed with this new coaching staff.

Bengals release Giovani Bernard

Adam Schefter

Apr 07 · 12:44 PM EDT

Bengals announced they released HB Giovani Bernard.

Fantasy Impact:

After eight seasons with the Bengals, Giovani Bernard will move on and will most likely get a gig in the coming weeks. Joe Mixon could see a tad more work in the passing game in his absence.

Apr 05

Sam Darnold traded to the Panthers for three draft picks

Adam Schefter

Apr 05 · 4:55 PM EDT

Filed to ESPN: Jets trading QB Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers for a 2021 sixth-round pick and second- and fourth-round picks in 2022, per sources.

Fantasy Impact:

Sam Darnold will compete with Teddy Bridgewater in Carolina. There is plenty of fantasy-relevant talent on the Panthers' offense for either guy to throw to. Darnold's best season came in 2019 when he threw for 3,024 yards, 19 touchdowns and 13 interceptions with a receiving corps consisting of Jamison Crowder, Robby Anderson and an over-the-hill Demaryius Thomas, though Adam Gase was running the offense. Darnold be reunited with Anderson in Carolina and D.J. Moore will be the best receiver that Darnold has thrown to since entering the NFL. We have seen Ryan Tannehill thrive after parting ways with Gase--is Darnold the next reclamation project?

Suspension for Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott is upheld, but he'll play Week 1, maybe longer

Eagles to re-sign Jordan Howard to a one-year deal

Bengals release Giovani Bernard

Sam Darnold traded to the Panthers for three draft picks

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