The National Football League is making headlines yet again for another accusation made by police officials regarding the Ray Rice case. TMZ finally released the highly anticipated elevator video showing Rice, now the former running back of the Baltimore Ravens and arguably a top 10 running back in the league, throwing a haymaker-type left hook that knocked his fiancé, Janay Palmer, unconscious and then proceeded to drag her out of the elevator immediately after.
Ray Rice formerly of the Baltimore Ravens
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Prior to the public's access of the video, the NFL suspended Rice a mere two games, sparking some outrage among people across the nation, especially when it suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon for a full year for smoking marijuana and kicker Matt Prater for four games for alcoholism. As a result, many assumed that the NFL's main priority was smoking and drinking and that it is more severe offense than domestic violence, which is completely absurd. Since the announcement of Rice's two game suspension, however, commissioner Roger Goodell has admitted that he got the decision wrong and Rice should've received a bigger punishment.
After the release of Rice's elevator video, fans were in even more of an outrage. Many wondered how the league could've given Rice such a minor penalty for such a gruesome blow to the head, to his fiancé nonetheless. Feeling the pressure from the public, the Baltimore Ravens immediately decided to release Rice and the NFL suspended him indefinitely, claiming that it was the first time they had seen that video. Today, the police claim that the NFL did see the tape as early as April, when the problem first arose. If that is the case, the NFL could be in some serious trouble. It seems like the NFL has been nothing but drama this year, and we're only in week two of the season.
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