Can DeAndre Baker win Commissioner’s Exempt List appeal?

DeAndre Baker has been placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List while the voluminous charges against him from an alleged armed robbery get sorted out. Baker’s representatives and the NFLPA are appealing that ruling, hoping to get Baker reinstated to the New York Giants’ roster.

Could Baker win such an appeal?

Legal experts I contacted in recent days don’t believe so. One termed the chances “slim and none.” Another said “Good luck to Baker,” while expressing doubt an appeal could be won.

Players like Michael Vick (2009), Jonathan Vilma (2012), Adrian Peterson (2014), Greg Hardy (2014), Josh Brown (2016), Reuben Foster (2018) and Kareem Hunt (2018) have all been on the Commissioner’s Exempt List.

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