The NFL handed down a two-game suspension for Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice after a domestic violence altercation with he and his now wife, Janay Rice. There was outrage over the suspension as many thought it was too short and the league wasn’t taking a stand against domestic violence. Well it turns out that Rice’s “victim”, his wife Janay is one of the reasons his suspension was two-games instead of four.
According to TheMMQB.com:
- Rice’s wife, a source said, made a moving and apparently convincing case to Goodell during a June 16 hearing at Goodell’s office in Manhattan—attended by Rice, GM Ozzie Newsome, club president Dick Cass of Baltimore; and Goodell, Jeff Pash and Adolpho Birch of the league—that the incident in the hotel elevator was a one-time event, and nothing physical had happened in their relationship before or since. She urged Goodell, the source said, to not ruin Rice’s image and career with his sanctions.
You can find other reasons listed on the site explaining the short suspension but this one captures the most attention.
