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Ray Rice’s suspension lifted by judge
Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is eligible to sign with any team after his indefinite suspension was lifted Friday, according to various reports.
Judge Barbara Jones sided with Rice in his appeal of the suspension levied after the release of a video showing him punching his fiancée in an elevator in February.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell initially suspended Rice for two games after a video showed Rice dragging his fiancée, Janay, out of the elevator in an Atlantic City casino. But Goodell made the suspension indefinite after the emergence of a second video showing Rice knocking out Janay with a punch.
Jones heard Rice’s appeal earlier this month, with Rice, Janay (now his wife), Goodell and Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome among those testifying.
The NFL Players Association argued that Rice was a victim of double jeopardy, being suspended a second time for the same transgression. The league argued that Rice had not revealed the truth prior to the second video emerging.
Rice was indicted by a grand jury for third-degree assault in March, but in May — after he and Janay had married — he accepted a plea deal that is generally offered to first-time domestic assault offenders. He entered a pre-trial intervention program that includes mandated counseling.
In July, Goodell announced a two-game suspension for the coming season. The commissioner later lamented his punishment as too light, and the league made changes to its punishment parameters for domestic abuse cases.
On Sept. 8, just before the season was about to kick off, the video of the knockout punch was posted by TMZ. The Ravens immediately released Rice, and Goodell extended his suspension indefinitely.
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