The Baltimore Ravens have severed ties with running back Ray Rice today, after new video surfaced that shows him punching his then fiancee in an elevator.
The NFL had suspended Rice for two games, the first of which was Sunday’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
At the time the first domestic violence video surfaced, back in May, the Ravens struck a note that struck many as far off-key.
Janay Rice says she deeply regrets the role that she played the night of the incident.
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) May 23, 2014
The Ravens have scheduled an announcement for later today. Word is that Rice is finished.
#BREAKING The Baltimore Ravens have terminated Ray Rice’s contract. #NFL #Ravens #RayRice
— Ainsley Earhardt (@ainsleyearhardt) September 8, 2014
RT @Ravens The #Ravens have terminated RB Ray Rice’s contract this afternoon.
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) September 8, 2014
Terminating him now does raise more questions about the NFL’s lenient treatment of him in the first place. In the first video, it was clear that he had been hitting his fiancee.
Yes MT: @TheFix One thing with Ravens: Is the fact Rice knocked his wife unconscious the issue? Or that footage came out? I worry the latter
— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) September 8, 2014
Rice has married Janay, the woman he is seen punching in the video.
In all seriousness though, Ray Rice has a scary temper, and given that he probably sees this firing as his wife’s fault, I fear for her.
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) September 8, 2014
Update: The NFL has suspended Rice indefinitely, so no other NFL team can sign him.
Update: ESPN’s Adam Schefter goes weapons free, blasts the NFL for claiming that today is the first time the league has seen the new tape.
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