Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that he expects Elliott, whose preliminary injuction was appealed by the NFL on Monday, to suit up in the team's Week 2 matchup with the Broncos, but wouldn't predict that the running back would be available all season, Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News reports.
It initially appeared Elliott would be in line to serve a six-game suspension this season after arbitrator Harold Henderson upheld the NFL's ban in a Sept. 5 decision, but Elliott's outlook brightened days later when a Texas district court granted a temporary restraining order on Henderson's ruling. The TRO and preliminary injuction was expected to keep Elliott available until at least November or December, if not the entire season, but it's no longer clear if that's still the case after the NFL appealed the injuction. No matter what ultimately holds up as the final decision regarding any suspension, it's unlikely that a resolution will come before Sunday, putting Elliott in line to play again after he submitted a typically strong all-around performance in the Cowboys' Week 1 win over the Giants, during which he accrued 104 yards on the ground and 36 more through the air.