Harold Henderson to oversee Elliott appeal

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will appoint Harold Henderson as the hearing officer for Ezekiel Elliott's appeal of his six-game suspension stemming from domestic violence allegations, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy announced Wednesday.

Elliott's hearing has reportedly been scheduled for Aug. 29.

Goodell is able to personally handle the appeal, but instead will give the duties to Henderson, whom the league has hired to oversee player appeals since 2008.

Henderson, who's also president of the NFL Player Care Association, previously reduced Greg Hardy's ban for domestic violence from 10 games to four in 2015, notes NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.