faba Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Sources: Ray Rice gets 2-game ban Updated: July 24, 2014, 11:51 AM ET ESPN.com news services 2K 459 COMMENTS376 EMAIL PRINT The NFL has suspended Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for the first two games of this season following his offseason arrest on an assault charge, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Rice will be fined $58,000 in addition to the two-game unpaid suspension and will be asked by the NFL to take counseling, a league source told Schefter. Rice will be subject to further discipline if he commits any more violations, according to the source. [+] Enlarge Rice's suspension will begin Aug. 30, and he will be eligible for reinstatement on Friday, Sept. 12, the day after the Ravens play a Thursday night game in Week 2 against the Steelers. Rice allegedly struck his then-fiancée unconscious in February while in a casino elevator in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The three-time Pro Bowler pleaded not guilty to a third-degree charge of aggravated assault and avoided trial by being accepted into a pretrial intervention program in May. The NFL is expected to announce the suspension Thursday, sources told Schefter. Under the personal conduct policy, the NFL can suspend a player even if he isn't charged or convicted of a crime. Rice then met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on June 16. The Ravens' first two games this season are both against AFC North division rivals, the Cincinnati Bengalsand Pittsburgh Steelers. There is no proven starter on the Ravens' roster to replace Rice. Baltimore's top backup running backs --Bernard Pierce, Justin Forsett and rookie Lorenzo Taliaferro -- have a combined eight career starts. Pierce is expected to fill in for Rice, but he's been limited this offseason while recovering from shoulder surgery. This suspension will be expensive for Rice, who will lose more than $470,000 in base salary. Rice is paid $235,294 per week during the regular season. A week after Rice's arrest, TMZ obtained and posted a video that showed Rice lifting Palmer by her arms out of a casino elevator and laying her on the ground. She appears limp as he pulls her legs away from the elevator doors and later props her up. General manager Ozzie Newsome told reporters that the video "doesn't look good." Rice was indicted by a grand jury in late March on third-degree aggravated assault. A day later, Rice and Palmer married. First-time offenders, like Rice, typically are suspended a month or less by the league. In the past three years, only 12 players have received more than four-game suspensions, and all were repeat offenders. Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Tuesday that he expected the NFL's decision on Rice to be complicated. "There are many sides to every story," Harbaugh said. "There are a lot of factors. There are other people involved; there are other disciplinary situations involved around the league." Rice was one of five Ravens players arrested this offseason. The latest was cornerbackJimmy Smith, who was arrested and charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct on July 12. ESPN.com Ravens reporter Jamison Hensley contributed to this report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Smoking weed > punching your wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 He should have been deported and never allowed to work again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Yeah that's not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 The fact that he's pretty much had a clean NFL career probably contributed to it only being 2 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed4 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 ...and then they married. If he thinks losing two weeks salary is something, wait till he finds out what HALF feels like. A woman who can: (1) push your buttons to where laying hands on her seems like a good idea, (2) escalate an argument while in harms and/or (3) is willing to stay in a relationship where the man cannot prevent himself from laying hands on her, will eventually get HALF of his stuff. Unless there was a very well prepared pre-nup, she's one slap away from HALF. That's a nice rake when you can land a millionaire with anger issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 ...and then they married. If he thinks losing two weeks salary is something, wait till he finds out what HALF feels like. A woman who can: (1) push your buttons to where laying hands on her seems like a good idea, (2) escalate an argument while in harms and/or (3) is willing to stay in a relationship where the man cannot prevent himself from laying hands on her, will eventually get HALF of his stuff. Unless there was a very well prepared pre-nup, she's one slap away from HALF. That's a nice rake when you can land a millionaire with anger issues. C'mon, you don't think she's 50% responsible for the money he takes in from here on out? That's crazy talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesleyWalker Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Well, from a selfish angle, I drafter Ray with the last pick in Rd.6 in the JN Mock Draft... I may have a steal on my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Smoking weed > punching your wife Maybe she stole his weed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I agree this wasn't as bad as taking fertility medication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Mostro Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Oh, so its Ray's fault that his wife has a glass jaw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Thought it was going to be way more than 2.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Thought it was going to be way more than 2.... Most did, but then the prosecutors and the league saw the full tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Smoking weed > punching your wife Bizarre. Josh Gordon is mostly hurting himself. Ray Rice is dragging his wife through a hotel lobby by the hair. The full video tape-no matter what she said there's no way that's acceptable, And they married to shield him for her testimony. A wife cannot be compelled to testify against her husband, while a girlfirend can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Well there will be a backlash against the NFL for this and rightfully so- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I mean, Terrelle Pryor got 5 games for free tattoos and cars while he wasn't even in the NFL. So this totally makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack48 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 2 whole games....geeez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Pryor got 5 games because Goodell didnt want players entering the supplemental draft while they still had eligibility. Had nothing to do with the tattoos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay_gee Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Michael Vick went to prison for killing dogs, and rightfully so. Ray Rice KOs his fiance...no biggie. The NFL has been trying to draw women in for the last few years. They want moms to let their sons play football even though they may end up drooling vegetable later in life. They wear the stupid pink crap all October to "raise awareness" of something everyone already knows about ... then they have a chance to make a real statement when a player belts his girlfriend aaaaand they issue less of a punishment than if the guy took a fertility drug or smoked some weed. Good job, NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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