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Ezekiel Elliott owners are still shaking off their own CTE issues from this week’s shocking yet not so shocking (which makes this mildly shocking I guess?) news that the Fifth Circuit Court upheld Elliott’s six-game suspension. I hadn’t heard screams that loud and high-pitched since David Johnson was put on the IR. While Matt did a fantastic job covering the breaking Zeke news this week, I wanted to make sure and shed some light on who it actually is that’s playing with all of our collective livers…

The Fifth Circuit isn’t just a very conservative court — 10 of its 15 active judges are Republican appointees — it also includes some of the most unapologetic and ideological conservative judges in the country. Five Fifth Circuit judges joined an opinion saying that a man could be executed even though his lawyer slept through much of his trial. The court once sanctioned a high school cheerleader after she sued the school that told her to cheer for her alleged rapist. Its former chief judge was recently under investigation for allegedly claiming that African Americans and Hispanics are predisposed to violent crime. [Source.]

So yeah, this doesn’t really count as political content, simply because after reading that paragraph, I don’t really care that they’re conservatives in this context, only that they’re spiteful idiots. It’s like probably not even in the top-1000 decisions that this circuit has made out of Jerkdom. Which is either a kingdom full of jerks or beef jerky. IT CAN’T BE BOTH PEOPLE. Regardless, the NFLPA will ask for a full panel rehearing of the case through the court’s appeals process, which means Zeke plays for now. Next week?

Hold on, I think I hear some more screaming…

Here’s your updated Razzball Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 6 (STD, Half-PPR, PPR, IDP) including our updated Staff Consensus, Player Status Updates, and an opportunity to ask those all so important roster questions to myself, MB, and Zach in the commentary section!

Player Status Updates

EXPECTED TO PLAY: Matt Bryant K – ATL, Kenny Golladay WR – DET, Ty Montgomery RB – GB, Matthew Stafford QB – DET, Mike Williams WR – LAC, Willie Snead WR – NO.

RULED OUT: Jordan Matthews WR – BUF, Sam Bradford QB – MIN, Kyle Juszczyk RB – SF, Stefon Diggs WR – MIN, Paul Perkins RB – NYG, Sterling Shepard WR – NYG, Corey Davis WR – TEN, Markus Wheaton WR – CHI, Terrance West RB – BAL, Mohamed Sanu WR – ATL, Rex Burkhead RB – NE, Bilal Powell RB – NYJ, Andrew Luck QB – IND.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Devante Parker WR – MIA, Robert Kelley RB – WAS.

GAME TIME DECISION: Kenny Britt WR – CLE, Marcus Mariota QB – TEN, Branden Oliver RB – LAC, Jeremy Maclin WR – BAL.

 

Razzball Week 6 Rankings

 
 

Razzball Week 6 Staff Consensus