Roger Goodell Comments on Ray Rice and More in Exclusive CBS Interview

September 9, 2014   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

Amid rampant criticism over his handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence case, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sat down with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell on Tuesday to discuss Rice's future and deny that anyone in the league office had seen the harrowing video leaked by TMZ Monday morning.
"We had not seen any video tape of what occurred in the elevator. We assumed that there was a video, we asked for the video, we asked for anything that was pertinent, but we were never granted that opportunity," Goodell said, per CBS News.    
Rice, 27, was released by the Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the league hours after TMZ published an elevator surveillance video that showed him striking his then-fiancee. He is seen striking Janay Palmer twice, once with a glancing blow and again when she charged toward him, this time with a closed fist. Palmer fell and hit her head on the elevator railing after being struck, leaving her unconscious.
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