Just a week after announcing new guidelines on domestic violence suspensions, damning evidence against Ravens running back Ray Rice may have ended his career.
TMZ Sports released the elevator video footage of the assault committed by Ray Rice on his then fiancee'. The reaction on social media was swift and severe with many current and former players expressing their contempt for Rice and suggesting the league needed to do more to punish him.
Shortly following the reaction on social media, the Baltimore Ravens announced that they released the young star. This was followed shortly by the NFL suspending Rice indefinitely and banning all teams from contacting him.
The NFL and the Ravens were quick to defend their original punishment advising they were unaware of the severity of the assault on Rice's wife and that they had never seen the video that TMZ made public. Both were quick to change their reactions and punishments once new evidence came to light.
Rice may at some point return to the NFL since he was not banished from the league, however this would not be anytime soon. Rice will need to seek redemption, seek counseling and show remorse. He will have to become a spokesperson against domestic violence and show he is committed to the cause in order to ever have another chance in the league. As of right now his career is in jeopardy of being over at just 28.
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