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Can Ezekiel Elliott play vs. Falcons? Why Thursday's hearing could be end of line for RB's legal battle

Editor's note: This story has been updated.

The next step in the seemingly nonstop Ezekiel Elliott legal drama is a 1 p.m. CDT hearing Thursday in front of a three-judge panel from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.

The court will weigh whether to grant the Cowboys running back an emergency injunction that allows him to play while his case careens through the court system. If it's denied, the NFL can again start enforcing its six-game suspension of Elliott for alleged domestic violence. If it's granted, Elliott continues to play, as he has in all eight of Dallas' games so far.