Ravens RB Ray Rice has been suspended for the first two games of this season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy following his arrest for the violent altercation with his wife.
Hit the jump for details…
Via ESPN:
The suspension, which was announced Thursday by the league, stems from Rice’s offseason arrest following an altercation with then-fiancée Janay Palmer at an Atlantic City hotel in February.
Rice also was fined an additional regular-season game check but is eligible to participate in training camp and all of Baltimore’s preseason games, the NFL announced.
“It is disappointing that I will not be with my teammates for the first two games of the season, but that’s my fault,” Rice said in a statement released by the Ravens. “As I said earlier, I failed in many ways. But, Janay and I have learned from this. We have become better as a couple and as parents. I am better because of everything we have experienced since that night. The counseling has helped tremendously.
“My goal is to earn back the trust of the people, especially the children, I let down because of this incident. I am a role model and I take that responsibility seriously. My actions going forward will show that,” Rice said.
