The NFL finally dolled out punishment for Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice.
According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, Rice has been suspended for two games and fined $58,000 under the NFL personal-conduct policy. He will also be asked by the NFL to take counseling.
Rice was arrested on assault charges in February. He allegedly struck his then-fiancée unconscious while in a casino elevator in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and avoided a trial by entering a pretrial intervention program.
Rice will be eligible to return on Friday, September 12, a day after the Ravens play a Thursday night game. He will miss key AFC North matchups against the Bengals in Cincinnati and the Steelers at home.
Rice released a statement taking responsibility for his actions and acknowledging that the counseling he has been receiving has helped tremendously and hopes to "earn back the trust of the people, especially the children, I let down because of this incident."
The Ravens will rely on backup running back Bernard Pierce during Rice's suspension. He will make his regular season debut Week 3 against the Browns in Cleveland.
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