The Facts: It may come Friday, it could be bumped into next week. Regardless of the timing, the prevailing view in league circles is that Elliott will be suspended under the Personal Conduct Policy. One league source characterized an Elliott suspension as "definite." The specific duration of the suspension isn't known, however.

Diehards Line: So wrote PFT's Mike Florio before reminding readers that Friday traditionally represents a day on which organizations dump bad news into the public eye, believing that it will get less attention during the weekend than early in a work week. That theory may not apply as strongly during the first full weekend of the NFL preseason, given that games will be broadcast on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday — including a nationally-televised rematch of last year’s memorable (for a preseason game) Cowboys-Rams game at the L.A. Coliseum on Saturday night. So even with a growing expectation that a decision is coming Friday, the league easily could decide to hold the announcement until early next week. Either way, at this point the only lingering mystery is the number of games Elliott will miss, and whether his inevitable internal appeal will have a chance of prevailing. ... Stay tuned.