This is what a 2 game suspension looks like

[bloodbrother]

http://deadspin.com/heres-video-of-ray-rice-knocking-out-his-fiancee-in-an-1631864196

 

 

Dude strikes her twice, 2nd time knocking her out as she slams her head into the elevator hand rail before crashing to the ground. He doesn't even look phased afterwards

 

There is no way the Ravens can let this dude return to the team. NFL royally screwed this situation up. Rice shouldn't see the field at all this year

[nate]

Lots of speculation that the Ravens will release him.  I bet they don't.  The way they have acted this whole time is that they don't give a shit, just like the NFL.

[bloodbrother]

I'm sure Steve Smith will say that it was her fault for walking into his fist

[AngelsFaninGA]

I hope they do release him just because I added Forsett on all my fantasy teams. 

[m0nkey]

They got rid of him

[bloodbrother]

Yep. Rice released. Ravens still looked like fools for the Rice support back in summer

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Indefinitely suspended.

[Tank]

congrats on your impending signing with the raiders, ray.

[nate]

Pete the cheat is salivating at the thought of signing him.

[Jay]

what a loser

[Chimi]

Jerry Jones can't wait to get this guy on the phone.  Then we can have a domestic abuser and a murderer on our team for the second half of the season.

[1nutkruk]

His career is over.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

This guy won't see the NFL again until next season, at minimum.

[mancini79]

Looks like she "slipped". She is in a world of trouble with Ray for getting him released from the team.

And Efff you Goodell. I don't believe for a sec that he did not see this video when he gave that ridiculous 2 game suspension.

[Don]

Eventually, teams and leagues will realize that if there is a camera and or phone around, it will eventually go public. It's obviously best to react appropriately before that happens. The old school sweep it under the rug mentality doesn't apply any more... At least without some serious PR backlash liability. Obviously, the NFL/Ravens didn't handle this well, but neither did the local DA. I don't understand how you see that video and say, "I don't think we can prosecute that."

Edited September 9, 2014 by Don

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

John Harbaugh said they just saw the video for the first time today. I wonder if that is true? I hardly believe this is the first time that Goodell has seen it though.

[mancini79]

Now the CFL has banned him. Not even Canada will take him.

[Brandon]

I think everyone saw it for the first time.

You don't see this and still offer a light sentence knowing this is out there to potentially leak.

There is more harm in seeing it and sweeping it under the rug than seeing it and everything falling in line like it did. There is no benefit if everyone saw the video.

Lol@ tmzpn. Another sports non-sports story that dominates their headlines and even had its own special intro music to the story on earlier SportsCenters.

[nate]

Brandon.  You really think that the Police and NFL never asked to see surveillance video of the actual incident?

 

If they never did then it was by design.

[Brandon]

I'm not in law enforcement or a legal expert, so I don't know. I also don't know what's allowed or not legally on Indian land.....Seeing it was a full blown casino I assume it is Indian land, unless it was AC. They have different jurisdictions.

I find it really hard to believe someone saw it and gave a slap on the wrist and through the whole process of creating a strategy thought this would never get out if it existed. Again, it doesn't benefit anyone.

I'm pretty skeptical with conspiracy theorists. Too many hands missed this to say people saw this and let him off. They make examples out of athletes like Plaxico Burress if they know about this kind of stuff.

[nate]

http://deadspin.com/heres-why-the-nfl-is-full-of-shit-1632370842?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[Brandon]

Kind of sums up my thoughts and reasoning, but with an opinion they saw it.

Believe what you want. I don't care for a back and forth about it. I'm already tired of the story.

[nando714]

This is so stupid.

People talking about banning him for life?

While people like Leonard Little and Josh Brent kill innocent people get second chances.

Am I condoning spousal abuse not at all, but to want to ban this guy is laughable

[xboom28x]

This is so stupid.

People talking about banning him for life?

While people like Leonard Little and Josh Brent kill innocent people get second chances.

Am I condoning spousal abuse not at all, but to want to ban this guy is laughable

 

How about banning anyone that does any of those things like what Little and Brent did as well as Rice? The issue isn't just Rice and domestic abuse. The issue is how many times these kinds of things happen and the nfl just gives them a slap on the wrist. Maybe if the NFL takes a stand players will change and no longer do stupid shit.

[m0nkey]

The league just upped it to 6 games for a first timer for domestic violence and sexual assault related issues.  Why is he being suspended indefinitely?