The war between Ezekiel Elliott and the NFL just took another crazy turn.

After seeing Texas federal court judge, the Honorable Amos Mazzant, rule to grant Dallas Cowboys' running back Ezekiel Elliott a temporary restraining order preventing the league from enacting its looming six-game suspension, the NFL followed with a motion for Mazzant to issue an emergency stay on his own verdict -- threatening to file an official appeal with the Fifth District Court if he didn't do so fairly immediately, to boot.

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He didn't budge, so the league made good on their threat and filed a separate emergency motion in Fifth District U.S. Court of Appeals to stay Mazzant's original ruling.

They would do no such thing, instead opting to dismiss the case altogether.

5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules to vacate Elliott's preliminary injunction and Eastern District Of Texas has to dismiss case. — Kate Hairopoulos (@khairopoulos) October 12, 2017

So, what now?

This means Elliott and the NFLPA will file for an injunction in Sourhern District of New York. He needs it to keep playing. — Kate Hairopoulos (@khairopoulos) October 12, 2017

Well, the NFL will waste no time running to New York federal court in the hopes of forcing the war into their own backyard -- where they've been successful in the past.

Basically, the NFL so this round. Process starts over in New York. — Kate Hairopoulos (@khairopoulos) October 12, 2017

The league is doing all it can to prevent Elliott from continuing to take the field, after permitting him to do so in Week 1 versus the New York Giants. This action undermines their argument of "irreparable harm", as a person who shoots himself in the foot can't subsequently file assault charges on the firearm.

This is the crux of the NFLPA's argument, who made it clear in an official statement following the league's emergency filing this is all an attempt for the NFL to use the justice system to score a public relations win -- which was their goal from the outset.

What this means for Elliott's eligibility against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7 is anyone's guess, as the decision lays in the hands of commissioner Roger Goodell. The NFLPA will work feverishly to file for another stay of the suspension, hoping to have Elliott on this field the coming weeks.

Although it's now been dismissed, this war is far from over.

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