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Not sure how anyone can support this guy being allowed to play in the NFL this season. Dude needs to be on trial for assault and then put in jail.

What I saw months ago was brutal. I mean punched her like a man, AND that would have been a felony! Really made me angry.

Another reason I am about done with the NFL.  I watched the second half of the Bronco/Colt game last night and that was it.  Completely over the political correctness on one side, and the turn a blind eye on the other two faced bullshizzle of the NFL.  Just not very interested any longer. 

I don't disagree. It is a pretty revolting, "money tripping" (richard sherman) game. I pay attention, play fantasy football, but am a bit turned off by the circus it has become.

I know it's easy to say at my age, and not being a player making millions, but I really believe I would refuse to play alongside the guy (and request a trade if management did not support that stance).  :mad:

ok apparently he was already indicted

But...the girl married him anyway? what?   :confused:

$$$$$$$ 

Yep, she did.  The allure of fame and money is addicting. 

Over/under on how long that marriage will last? 

It may not even be the fame and money. How many women have stayed with abusive partners right to their very death? Probably more than we could accurately count. In some instances, obviously, it's because those women are afraid to leave or are in situations where there are kids involved and they stick it out because of that. But I've known women just like this: they're in relationships with abusive men without the ties of children or marriage, and then they go and marry them anyway. It defies logic.

His contract has been terminated by the Ravens. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11489134/baltimore-ravens-cut-ray-rice-new-video-surfaces (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11489134/baltimore-ravens-cut-ray-rice-new-video-surfaces)

The outcome is good but the NFL and the Ravens are a bunch of cowards and hypocrites for not doing this when they first saw the videos. TMZ gets the kudos here.

Hard to believe, but the NFL says it never saw the video until today: "The NFL said earlier in the day it never saw the video until Monday."

I have to call Bravo Sierra on that.

This. Saving face.

Now that he was cut and suspended? Not long

Hm. Find it hard to believe, too. Hopefully he is persona non grata with the nfl. it is the least they can do.

I guess they can serve a noble purpose.

Good for TMZ. As for the NFL's claim, uh, no way. With their money and connections, they had to know - or should have. Hopefully Rice can get his life turned around.

I just saw the video today...wow!   if the NFL did know, shizzle should happen IMO.

I did just see where NOW came out and called for Goodell's resignation.  While Ray Rice's actions are contemtible and the NFL may not have taken a hard enough line on NFL violence in the past, I am also sick and tired of special interest groups turning each and every incident into a self-serving self promotion.  Enough!  I am just really tired of being in a country where we are guaranteed freedom of speech and freedom from official tryanny only to be harrased by people with extremely thin skin and an OBVIOUS AGENDA.

/rant

After watching too much of the ray rice coverage on espn and other networks, it strikes me how really bad the "reporters" are when they're not reading their stories from a scrpit.  They really do suck (much of the time) when there's nothing to read.   :confused:

It's gonna get real now that there are reports that the NFL had the video 4 months before TMZ aired it.  :doh:

To be clear, I think Goodell is a thug.  I think he plays favorites, and have ever since he let the Pats off with a wrist slap after Spygate.  Nothing would make me happier than to see him go down over this, and there certainly appears to be no reason why he wouldn't have seen that video.  But OTOH, what would he have to gain by protecting Rice?  I mean, he's a pretty good player, but he's not a Manning or Brady or Brees, aka someone who would give the league a black eye that would take decades to recover from.  I want Goodell to be guilty, but I just don't see the motive in this case.  :dunno:

First of all, I don't watch the NFL anymore and haven't for over thirty years. As a single, active, parent who had my daughter on weekends we just watched college football. Second, as an insurance investigator fraud is easy to spot. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it does and you have to ask yourself why.

First, a former FBI director is a political position. Hired by the President, he speaks for the President. As is his customary role, hired by the NFL...... Second, why do you need a former FBI director unless you are trying to give yourself credibility? You and I could pick someone named Bob Smith, interview them and they would do as good an investigation as long as he had some common sense an auto-BS alarm system. Third, you gotta know the NFL has qualified investigators. One might suspect if they knew the facts, blew it open, they would have enough clout to get any job anywhere with the work resume and getting fired might even enhance the resume.

This just smells. It has been handled wrong from the start and now it's an over-reaction that has led to an over counter-reaction. Strongly believe it was taken too lightly in the beginning and upper managment now is trying to stay above water. I do think the commish will go down, though.

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A $44 million job down the tubes because of someone like Ray Rice. I don't think he'll resign. They may have to fire him with a nice severence package.

Oh, I agree with you. I've learned through spending other people's money for a living that sometimes it's best not to swing for the homerun. Most times it's best to take a walk and get what you get. But, youth and ego are likely to get in the way, I expect.

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The Ravens don't seem to miss Rice too much...at least tonight.

Goodell makes 44 m ?  I thought that's what rice made

That's what was reported on ESPN yesterday. He's making almost what I figure I'm worth.