And there it is.
The Baltimore Ravens have released running back Ray Rice and the National Football League has suspended him indefinitely after video footage from TMZ was released this morning showing him knocking his fiancee unconscious.
The footage is stomach churning and disgusting to watch, but it’s sad to me that it took visual evidence to finally make everyone agree that Rice had no place on the Ravens or in the NFL. The police saw this video and used it when making their report in February, that information has been available to the public for months. Today’s outrage should have occurred last winter, instead many, including the Ravens themselves, defended Rice and cited his charity work in the community as their reason for doing so.
Those who defended Rice sent me emails and tweets about how I didn’t know what happened in that elevator, despite that evidence in the police report. Today, there’s no disputing it and the Ravens were forced to make the decision they should have made a long time ago.
I’ve seen many give the Ravens credit for “doing the right thing”, but they were forced to make this decision. Had this video not come out, Rice would have served his two game suspension and been back in the field for week three.
it makes it hard to root for this bunch of liars. If this was the Orioles and one of their stars, the fans would call for Angelos’ head and the the players’. Biscuit just keeps slicking his hair back and smoking cigars fiddling while Rome burns.
It is really sad MGW that what you are saying is true. I am a huge fan of Football, the sport in general. I watched the game as a kid, followed the Ravens and looked up to the players as athletes and role models. For years I watched college football, but was far more into the NFL then I was into college football. This year, all that has changed. This past weekend I found myself at the Greene Turtle saturday watching the college football games on for the day, and sunday could careless for any game on TV. I know they draft NFL stars from college, but at least in college they won’t let you play if your grades are bad…so we know they won’t let you play if you’re involved with a domestic violence case. I don’t understand what has become of the NFL. You go to a Ravens game now and see some drunk redneck in a Flacco jersey fist fighting some redneck in a Suggs jersey. Both Raven fans, so you damn well know they are not fighting over the game…
Hate to rain on you rparade but college football has it’s issues as well. Two examples, Jamies Winston getting a pass on a possible sexual assault and Penn State and Jerry Sandusky. Football has led some Universities to put the integrity of the school behind making money. I’ll get off my soap box now and leave you alone.
The difference Pole is that they don’t put up with that shit in college football. Michael Vick kills a bunch of innocent animals that can’t help themselves and then finds himself back out on the field a year later…Jerry Sandusky will never be seen on or near a football field EVER again!