ARLINGTON, Texas _ After more than 25 hours of discussion, including Ezekiel Elliott testifying in own defense, the hearing to appeal a six-game suspension of the Dallas Cowboys star running back for violating the league's personal conduct policy finally end Thursday afternoon.
Now the wait begins for NFL arbitrator Harold Henderson to issue a decision on whether to uphold the suspension, reduce it or vacate it entirely.
The appeal began Tuesday and Henderson is expected to come to a quick decision, perhaps as early as Monday.
Henderson is being pressured into making a decision by Monday, according to ESPN's Adam Shefter.
The date is key because a vacated decision could put Elliott on the field for Sept. 10 season opener against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium.
If a ruling comes back that is unacceptable to Elliott, then it could spark a race to federal court for a possible temporary injunction to block the suspension.
If Elliott's full suspension is upheld, he would be barred from taking part in any team activities starting on Saturday, the day of final cuts. Elliott wouldn't be eligible to return until the week of the Cowboys' game against the Washington Redskins on Oct. 29.
