Ray Rice Reportedly Files Grievance Against Ravens, Seeks NFL Reinstatement

October 22, 2014   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has filed a formal grievance against the franchise, alleging the team's decision to release him violates terms of the NFL's collective bargaining agreement.
Per a report from Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, Rice claims the Ravens' decision to release him after video of him knocking his then-fiance, Janay Palmer, unconscious constitutes a violation of league rules that forbid double jeopardy.
Rice, 27, was initially suspended for two games by the NFL for a violation of the league's personal-conduct policy after being arrested for domestic abuse. His relatively light banishment caused such an uproar that the NFL instituted a new, harsher domestic violence policy that calls for a six-game suspension for a first offense. When TMZ leaked elevator footage of Rice striking Palmer, the Ravens almost immediately released him and the NFL added an "indefinite" label to his suspension.
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