Ray Rice Suspension Appeal Announced: Latest Details and Comments

September 17, 2014   ·   Tim Daniels   ·   Jump to comments

Former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice and the NFL Players Association have officially filed an appeal of the indefinite suspension handed down by the league following the release of a video showing the running back striking his then-fiancee and current wife Janay Palmer.
Brian McIntyre of NFL.com provided the statement from the NFLPA:
Rice won't be reinstated by the league during the appeal process according to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk:
The NFL contends that Rice remains suspended until his appeal is resolved, or until his suspension ends.
“After the suspension was announced, we said:  Teams have been notified that any contract between a team and Ray Rice will not be approved or take effect until further direction is provided from the commissioner’s office,” the league advised PFT by email.
The NFL originally suspended Rice for two games due to the incident. However, TMZ Sports later posted graphic footage from inside an A...

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