Ezekiel Elliott granted injunction, will likely play entire 2017 season

Ezekiel Elliott’s suspension will likely not be served during the 2017 season.Michael Ainsworth/AP

A U.S. District Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction of Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension, according to Austin Knoblauch of NFL.com.

The U.S. District Court in eastern Texas will now review the NFL Players’ Association petition on behalf of Elliott to have the Cowboys running back’s suspension voided and to decide if the case moves to trial.

There is no timetable for the decision, however, according to Ian Rapoport, it is now likely that Elliott will play the entire 2017 season as the case makes it way through the courts.

Elliott’s was suspended for an alleged domestic violence incident from 2016. His appeal was recently denied, however, the decision came so late that Elliott was going to be permitted to play in Week 1.

In the motion to have the suspension overturned, the NFLPA claimed there was a “league-wide conspiracy … to hide critical information” in the league’s investigation.