Former Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice,27 has won his appeal of an indefinite suspension
and has been reinstated to the NFL.
Former U.S District Judge Barbara S. Jones who heard the
appeal earlier this month, concluded in her decision, that Rice did not lie to
or mislead NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
On November 6th, Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome while
under oath provided a particularly damning piece of testimony for the NFL,
saying that Rice told Goodell he hit Palmer on June 16th. Goodell
claimed he was not aware of the strike to the face and instead asserted Rice
offered little transparency.
An NFL spokesman, when asked by ESPN’s Andrew Brandt if the
league would pursue any further action against Rice said: “We, of course, accept
the ruling as binding.”
Rice was suspended indefinitely on Sept 8th for
violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy after TMZ publicly released a video
of him hitting his then fiancée in a casino elevator.
Though Rice has been reinstated, he is not currently with an
NFL team as his contract was also terminated by the Ravens. By this
reinstatement, Rice is now be eligible to sign with any National Football
League Team.
Rice also released a statement on the matter below:
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