Roger Goodell was blasted for dropping the ball on the Ray Rice domestic violence case in 2014. But if the NFL Commissioner went easy on the Ravens running back then, he's going overboard with his six-game suspension of Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott now, says FS1's Skip Bayless.
Goodell and the league are "making an example of (Elliott) as the face of domestic violence," Bayless said Monday's "Undisputed" (9:30 a.m. ET).
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Here's how Bayless characterized the NFL's decision:
"We’re going to show everyone that we’re going to take the hottest young Dallas Cowboy, the young star who's risen all the way up to No. 2 on the list of merchandise sales to Tom Brady, and we’re going to take him down for six games just to show the world how serious we are about domestic violence."
"If you can conclusively prove to me, that Ezekiel Elliott beat up his accuser… he should be gone for the entire year." — @RealSkipBayless pic.twitter.com/sTbi7CvhkL
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) August 14, 2017
Of course, Bayless is an unabashed fan of America's Team. His arguments are aimed squarely at Cowboys fans who think their team is being singled out -— and see the NFC East crown already slipping away to the Giants, Redskins or Eagles.
Bayless said he fully expects Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to sue Goodell for "abuse of power."
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Shannon Sharpe, noting Elliott's checkered history, said he hopes the running back takes the suspension as a "wakeup call."
Said Sharpe: "I told you he's’s going down a dangerous road here. His head coach, his general manager, Jerry Jones? They’ll never, ever have a peaceful night’s sleep as long as he’s on their roster."
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Elliott will likely file an appeal on Tuesday, one day before his Wednesday deadline.
