NEW YORK — Ray Rice has won the appeal of his indefinite suspension by the NFL, the players’ union said Friday. NFL Players Association spokesman George Atallah told The Associated Press in an email that “I can only confirm the suspension has been vacated, effective immediately.” The appeal was heard earlier this month by former U.S. […]
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Cal Thomas: NFL should consider morals clauses in contracts
The “indefinite suspension” of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for knocking out his then-fiancee, now wife, in an elevator at an Atlantic City casino has again provoked debate about domestic violence and what the National Football League tolerates when it affects a star player. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, who last spring testified to […]
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Jane Morrison: An explosion of debate on domestic violence
There has been an abundance of media coverage in the past weeks concerning Ray Rice, domestic violence and the penalties he’s received from the NFL and the Baltimore Ravens. There was public outrage at a two-game suspension, which led to a reversal in approach by the NFL and the Ravens. Rice’s contract with the Ravens […]
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LePage on Rice suspension: ‘It’s too bad they waited so long to do the right thing’
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage sounded off Tuesday about the indefinite suspension of Ray Rice, charged with assaulting his then-fiancee, by the National Football League on Monday. “It is a sad commentary that the NFL only took action to suspend Rice until after it had seen this shocking video,” LePage said. “The (Baltimore) Ravens and […]
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Ravens release Ray Rice after violent video released
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released that appears to show the running back striking his then-fiancee in February. The grainy video, released by TMZ Sports, apparently shows Rice and Janay Palmer in an elevator at an […]