DALLAS COWBOYS RUNNING back Ezekiel Elliott will serve his entire six-game suspension after an arbitrator denied his appeal last night.
However, the second-year running back is free to play against the New York Giants this weekend with the consent of the league.
Arbitrator Harold Henderson heard Elliottโs appeal at a three-day hearing last week, during which the player denied the domestic violence allegations against him.
The NFL first suspended the 22-year old for violating the leagueโs personal conduct policy last month.
The league issued a statement last night explaining why Elliott was permitted to play this weekend:
โIn the absence of a ruling from Mr. Henderson at the outset of the hearing, the judge indicated his desire to have the appropriate time to consider all legal issues before making a ruling.
โTo that end, the judge asked counsel whether it was prepared to allow Mr. Elliottโs suspension, if upheld, to begin after week one allowing him time to make that ruling.
โIn deference to the judge, NFL counsel agreed that Mr. Elliott would be permitted to play this weekend regardless of the timing of the decision.โ
Mr. Wu your organisation is a complete joke
Iโm speechless after that
Boxing should be droped from the next Olympics, however to do this we would need a strong IOC, which is a cesspool of corruption so it ties in perfectly with Mr. WU and the AIBA, international committees for sport such as Boxing, Soccer, Cycling and Athletics are at an all time low and are doing damage to their sports, Mr Wu statement is a perfect example of this.
Conlon was ripped off.
Anyone watching the Joe Joyce fight yesterday would be puzzled how he lost on points through every round. Even though it was hinted at by the BBC pundits they took the defeat in a dignified way and said they would reserve judgement of the scoring until later. What else can you do in the situation. The fight was a stitch up.
I have no salary. And nobody has ever attempted to โfixโ the outcome of a sport while placing large bets on this, now who would have a reputation and history for doing thisโฆ
Boxing should be โdopedโ in the next Olympics. Sure, one of them tried that trick this time and it did not work out too well!
Does Mr Wu not know we all have eyes in our heads? Joke of an association.
Lol ray. But u are right. Michael trained hard for four years only to be robbed in public at the first hurdle. So I donโt blame him for being hurt and angry.
So basically heโs saying โthereโs no need for it but if he hadnโt been so vocal we wouldnโt be looking at potential change. And now weโre going to try to find a way to punish him.โ
Mr.Wu your organisation is corrupt too the core by the looks of it.
Well Deborah we all have eyes in our head some need glasses to see clearly AIBAare approaching SPECSAVERS to sponser 2020 Olympics with no salaries etc they probably couldnโt afford to perfect the eye sight. Michael Conlon didnโt humilitate the judges they did that themselves with the eyes of the world on them. We need to Boycott next Olympics until AIBA clean up their act AND it is open and transparent with right of appeal. Need enquiry into this lot of judges and when he cleans up his act we will require our contestants to return the respect. Theyโre a laughing stock and their medals dubious.
He did not bargain for this scale of a backlash. He sounds like a rambling dictator. Why did the AIBA take a 10M loan from Kazakstan? The OCI is now claiming 2 irish boxers placed bets. If there ever was a strategy to divert attention away from the OCI and Pat Hickey we saw it today. It was no coincidence his solicitor made a statement todayโฆ.emphasizing his age. They are tryimg to get the media on side. After the THG director was arrested in 2014 and they knew about Brazils anti-touting laws they still went back for the olympics to make a profit. Pat Hickey was central to the whole thing. His arrogance has landed him in jail.
Corrupt or incompetent.
Heโs one or the other.
Either way AIBA is a joke.
Thatโs rich,they have humiliated the boxers and the sport itself.No doubt something will come out in several years time stating what we all already knew.
โPeople accuse the AIBA of corruption. Please give me the evidence.โ
The evidence sir, is the crazy and wrong decisions of your judges. If theyโre not corrupt, then theyโre utterly incompetent.
How about looking back at every singla e crazy refereeing and judhes scorecard decision in London 2012???
Should that be enough evidence for you?
And how about in order to cease more of these scandals, why not abolish the professional scoring system??
So far, it isnโt working out as well as you would like it to, AIBA.
And ye can feck off. Conlan is right. Amateur boxing stinks.
Ah yesโฆ. The I donโt have an account lineโฆ.where have I heard that beforeโฆ..
Sure he won that few bob on the horses
โThe money was just resting in my accountโโฆโฆโฆ..
So he says there is nothing to see here, but we will review our judging system anyway. Ya right. Also whats the point in reviewing a fight after the fact , if you canโt appeal it.
Will they ban him from amateur boxing. That will really hurt. Do they not think before speaking. . Not just corrupt but inept aswell
An amateur ban would make no difference as he could compete in Tokyo as a professional but he wonโt.
Conlan is leaving amateur boxing behind, so he can speak his mind without fear of what disciplinary action will be taken. He can just ignore it.
The other boxers who didnโt complain still have a future career to consider.
If he did the same in a pro match he would be suspended. Some behaviour is just not acceptable.
Shut up Kal. Is the behaviour of the judges acceptable?
Well said Kal.
Sick comeback Ching bro
โJudges have no intentions. Why do (you think) they hate your country? The judges, why do they want it in favour of this (country) over the other one? Thereโs no reason.โ
Because of a financial incentive? Does he take people for morons?
Mr.wu doesnโt like money was he sleeping out under the stars .he might need it to pay a few bills
You stole a medal from Conlan and Taylor, these people got exactly what they deserved.
He doesnโt have an Account, he reminds me of another shifty character who didnโt have an Account, likes the Horses as well Iโd say, these lads think theyโre just too smart and this lad will be brought back to earth fairly soon as well especially if the rest of the member organisations have the balls to shout STOP.
They never do.
Mr. Wu doesnโt know his arse from his elbow. Is he even a Judge? He played Basketball, thats it! Trying to introduce Pro-Box rules to Amateur Boxing is a major no-go. When was an Amateur boxer ever awarded for aggression? I judged for years and I can tell you for a fact that Mr. Wuโs ideal world of eliminating favouritism in boxing, whether at club level or the Olympics, will never exist. Michael Conlons outburst was a result of having continually witnessed corruption down through the years, and guess what? It took an outburst like this to shake the whole rotten kip up. Wu addresses Conlonโs reaction but not the spark that lit the fuse. If I was Conlon, Iโd Fcuk Wu Too.
Seemingly, Wu contested IOC Presidency against Bach so why would he need a bank account when he has the IOC and Boxing paying for everything. Seems to be very popular with the African nations as well! His wiki (and newspaper references) are worth having a look at.
That president is not fit for office Michael was let down badly by the judges on the day he was right to have a go at them ,
Another Sepp Blather!
Well done to Canada it seems as though all other national organisations are content to be dictated to by AIBA. Stand up for your boxers and reject this corrupt organisation who have shamed a beautiful sport.
Hello โ the olympics has little to do about the athletes but all to do with associations junkets and gravy train. Just look at Dumb and Dumber (Hickey and Delaney). Whether they are guilty or not they both bleed the sports dry of funds and facilities etc.
Iโm not too sure that many pro boxers will fight in the Olympics in future and risk be shown up by amateurs.
Wouldnโt do their profile any good
I thought the AIBA presidentโs name was Yu Pai Meeโฆโฆโฆโฆ
How are they going to sanction someone who never wants to fight for them again..
>> A lot of disciplinary action will follow.
Action against a boxer who will most likely never, ever choose to box for you again.
Iโm sure Conlanโs bricking himself.
Wu is a plonk.
Thereโs an Abbott and Costello routine in here somewhereโฆ Who is a plonk?
Wu who?
Michael Conlan spoke the truth. He had the courage to speak about the corruption that exists. Iโm sure they probably think he is sh*ting himself about them wanting to discipline him. Well done Michael for saying it as it is. And the best of luck for the future.
Corrupted clowns.
I wonder if Mr Wu has an account with his local bookmaker.The man must be heavily medicated, somethingโs not right with him to come out with such shite.
You can be sure the lads doing the judging have a love of the folding stuff and have accounts to deposit it in.
His โi hate moneyโ comments are ridiculous and insulting. Where did he stay in Rio and which restaurants did he eat in? Something tells me if the answers arenโt the Travelodge and Mickey Dโs.
If the judges were so good why did they suspend some and send others home
WOW. Me thinks the Lady doth protest too much.
This gobs hite has a neck on him! Lies, corruption, cheating and he has the audacity to blame the guy that has been so utterly wronged!!
Agree with all the previous comments however, Conlanโs post fight behaviour was embarrassing.
I disagree, this has created a lot of awkward noise and generated heat on AIBA and they donโt like it one bit. Well done Michael
The only inappropriate thing he did was raise his middle finger, his accusations of cheating seemed fair given what had transpired.
Thatโs the attitude that organisations like the Aiba play on. The notion that you are some how โabove itโ if you donโt react with emotion or the Irish thing of, โif you have nothing nice to say donโt say itโ. Thats bull it lets the organisations in question away with murder.
Thatโs the problem with protests, the quiet ones rarely get noticed.
Justified, not embarrassing.
Im sure hes terrified of a little โdisciplinaryโโฆ..
Nikitin couldnโt show his face at the semi-finals!!!!!Battered.
Fuk u Mr.Wu
British lad Joyce robbed of a gold medal yesterday and in another final a Cuban, a reject from the Cuban boxing team won gold for Kazakhstan to equal the gold won by one of his former teammates now fighting for Bahrain.
A complete joke.
Another Pencil Pusher without a Clue and Account to Nobody. They seem to be Everywhere and u all walks of Life. Isnโt it Funny that Only Ordinary People seem to be actually Punished
God my Spelling is atrocious. Accountable and in all walks of life. Ta
Conlanโs response: Go bleep your self, what part of Iโll never fight amateur again donโt ya get?
Poor Michael Conlon, was โshaftedโ by association, to a person who used prohibited substanceโฆ.you hadnโt a chance, Michael. See how they treated Shane Ross, in Rio, โ a representative of our Government- the arrogant shโฆs. They donโt deserve your talents, or loyaltyโฆlike the RC church, they- OCI- believe themselves immuneโฆpublic opinion, could change. They wonโt always have a Usain Bolt, to make them โlook goodโ.
Another Blatter. Enough already.
Our Elected representatives are VERY quite on this issue. They should be shouting for explanations from the IABA
โYou can go through the right channels..โ to beg for someone to โreviewโ it! Seriously, the option to appeal was taken away. If Conlan didnโt react the way he did they would of just brushed it under the carpet, they have no interest in the integrity of the sport. Hypocrites
Corrupt officials
Who paid that langer to come up with that statement?? Clear as day Michael won the game not sure what that clown was watching but defiantly wasnโt Michael Conlonโs game for sure..
They dropped the ability to appeal judging decisions in this Olympics. Leaving the door open for the corruption to have a free hand. Pat Hickey shouldnโt have been the only one arrested!!!
If only the IABA stood up for their principles???
Mr Wu should get together IABA they both make bad decisions
โINTERNATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION (AIBA) President Ching-Kuo Wu has hit out at the behaviour of Michael Conlan at the Rio Olympics.โ FOR SPEAKING THE TRUTH.
The INTERNATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION (AIBA) is a joke and corrupt in my personal view, it is rotten to the core in my view and many will agree with me on that?
Bertie Wu
Is that man totally delusional? And the Levit fight!!!
It would be interesting to hear Billy Walshโs take on this aiba statement
Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, talking rubbish.
Can we all tweet AIBA โCorrupt or incompetent?โ . Itโs sickening reading their attempt at self defence. Conlan and his cheated counterparts did well not to punch the heads off them
Or in summary โ trust me, there is nothing to see here. Do you know how hard it is being meโ. I love the fact that even though there is no problem he had a solution for thing that isnโt a problem. All good from my side
To be fair, he has a point.
Conlanโs choice of language diluted the valid points he was making. There are ways of making your point without effing and blinding like a corner boy โ embarrassing.
As I stated in my previous post, I agree with all the sentiments in support of Michael Conlan and his valid accusations, I just feel his choice of language and behaviour were wrong. There are ways of making your point and there are ways that are not. I am afraid Michaelโs behaviour diluted his point.
Get away with you Robert. When RTE interviewed Conlan after the fight they must have known what he would say would not necessarily have been for public viewing and whatโs more those listening to him would probably have said the same themselves. The decision was scandalous and Conlan is no patsy. It was a heat of the moment thing and Conlan had produced a fabulous performance against a world rated fighter and he knew it. To give him his due though he was interviewed on Newstalk radio the following evening and he gave a brilliant interview whereby he apologised for the language but not the sentiments. He is a winner and for the AIBA to come out with this nonsense says more about their lack of moral decency than anything Conlan has done. When he turns professional heโll make one hell of a fighter but nothing can make up for the damage done to him by people who wouldnโt know it seems a punchbag from a balloon.
Gus . 100 percent covered.
โI donโt need moneyโฆ I donโt like it.โ Would go ever go and shyte
He should have punched the head of them aswell!
Enough is enough and someone had to call time. The silence of our Irish Boxing Officials and our Sporting Organisations speaks volumes. Why put our young athletes through this. Michael if your worst behavior was giving them the finger and using the Fโฆ word openly compared to blatant erroneous marking or ticket touting you have my support 100% at least Iโd know where Iโd stand
Ching-Kou Wu can F**k-Right Off.
Wu you ainโt got a clue Itโs called betting and itโs easy if you know the results
Mr wu Wat a moron they have no reason to hate your country has he never heard of a thing called betting