Ray Rice’s Suspension Reduced
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Ray Rice, running back for the Baltimore Ravens was suspended by NFL Commission Rodger Goodell indefinitely, in October of 2014, but Rice appealed and reduced his suspension. Rice is now a free agent and is looking to sign with a team, according to tampabay.com
Ray Rice was initially suspended two games and fined $500,000 for committing domestic violence against his fiancée at the time, and now wife, Janay Rice. After the casino in which the incident closed down, surveillance video of Rice and his fiancée in the elevator was released. Rice was hitting his fiancée and knocked her out, according to bigstory.ap.com.
One of the reasons that the original two game suspension was increased to an indefinite suspension is that the owners of the 32 NFL teams were pushing Goodell to increase the suspension, because Goodell did not take the case seriously enough, according to chicagotribune.com.
About four NFL teams are currently looking for a solid running back and the most interested are the New Orleans Saints, who are in first place in the NFC South. The next team looking at Rice is the Indianapolis Colts who are not expected to pursue him, because of how they think he will act in the locker room and to his teammates, according to abcnews.com.
Matthew Williams • Dec 16, 2014 at 6:53 am
I was surprised to learn from reading your article that Ray rice is now a free agent. Good Work Riley
Brandon Russell(: • Dec 12, 2014 at 1:33 pm
Great Job Riley! You did an awesome job on this article! Cant wait to see what you decide to write next!
Andrew Dorado • Dec 12, 2014 at 1:30 pm
It is my personal opinion that he should have not been suspended initially for only two games. Go Riley!
Andrew Jankowski • Dec 12, 2014 at 1:28 pm
Nice article Riley! It was interesting and I wonder what will happen to Ray Rice.
sequoia bauerle • Dec 12, 2014 at 1:23 pm
Great article! It was great to learn about this and to wonder what is going to happen next for him! great writing!
Dylan Strong • Dec 11, 2014 at 1:08 pm
I was suprised to hear that Ray Rice was originallt only suspended for only two games! Great article Riley, it’s nice to stay updated in sports.