Ezekiel Elliott’s appeal of a six-game NFL suspension is entering its third day, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter says a decision is coming soon for the Dallas Cowboys’ running back.

“My understanding is that we’re likely to get a decision between Friday night and Monday,” Schefter said on Mike & Mike on Thursday. “So, that means at some point this weekend we are likely to hear something. Now, there’s still a lot of chatter going on and the appeal is still going on. I had always been of the mind that it would be tough for him to get the suspension reduced.

“But the more that I’ve spoken to people and they more I’ve heard, I think he has a real chance to have some games knocked off the suspension. Now, I don’t know whether it goes from six to five, or six to four, six to two; we’ll see. But I’m just telling you, the sense I’m getting is that he stands a real chance of getting some games reduced here.

“Again, the more I talk to people – and I was not of this mind – the more I sense that there is a real chance that he could have some time knocked off here.”

Schefter was asked what the possible reduction would be based on.

“The facts of the case,” he said. “There is sworn testimony in this case and I’m sure some of the sworn testimony over time will emerge and everybody will get to see what has and what hasn’t been said here during the course of this appeal hearing over the last 48 hours.

“I’m just telling you, the sense I’m getting from speaking to people there is that there is a real chance he will get some time knocked off. And we’ll see if that’s true. I could be completely off base. The people I’m speaking to could be completely off base. It might not happen. I’m just telling you that’s the sense I’m getting and we’ll see if it’s right.”

Elliott was suspended six games earlier this month for a domestic violence allegation. The NFL’s investigation reached 13 months before a decision was handed down.

Elliott, the No. 4 overall pick of the 2016 draft, led the NFL in rushing as a rookie with 1,631 yards (5.1 yards per carry, 15 touchdowns).

During his Ohio State career (2013-15), Elliott rushed for the second-most yards in school history with 3,961 (6.7 yards per carry). He helped lead the Buckeyes to the 2014 national championship, and became the first player in school history to reach 1,800 rushing yards in consecutive seasons (2014, ’15).