Quote:For the moment Baltimore is in the clear, they don't have to pay him while he's suspended.  If a court strikes down the suspension, then he'll probably get the guaranteed portion of the contract. 

 

I think it all comes down to the video (why do we still call it that when everything's digital?) and proving whether or not the league had access to it originally.

That's the thing. I don't think they can use the video against him.

 

It doesn't change the crime that the NFL already knew he was guilty of. It just changed public opinion and then they changed the way he was punished.

 

The NFL and the ravens showed complacency for the crime he committed and basically agreed to allow him to continue with his contract. It's going to be hard for them to go back on that decision just because video emerged of the crime they already knew he committed.

 

I'm kind of torn because I think Rice is a [BLEEP] but I also don't think the ravens and the NFL should get away scott free for showing the level of complacency they did for his crime. They freaking cheered him afterwards in Baltimore.

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