With the one year anniversary of his infamous elevator incident coming up, Ray Rice has issued an apology to the city of Baltimore ... saying, "I apologize for the horrible mistake I made." In an open letter which begins "Dear Baltimore," Rice says ... "This is not a farewell or goodbye. The last seven years that my family and I have spent in Baltimore have by far been the best of our lives." He goes on ... "To...
- 2/13/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
New York - Ray Rice has won the appeal of his indefinite suspension by the NFL.
An arbitrator ruled Friday that his suspension should be vacated immediately. Former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones said Commissioner Roger Goodell's decision in September to change Rice's original suspension from two games to indefinite was "arbitrary."
Jones was deciding whether the NFL overstepped its authority in modifying Rice's two-game suspension after video of the Baltimore Ravens running back punching his fiancee- now his wife, Janay - became public.
Rice was released by the Ravens when the video went public. Rice and the union claimed he was essentially sentenced twice.
News: Seth Rogan Blasts Ray Rice
In her decision, Jones wrote:
"Because Rice did not mislead the commissioner and because there were no new facts on which the commissioner could base his increased suspension, I find that the imposition of the indefinite suspension was arbitrary. I therefore...
An arbitrator ruled Friday that his suspension should be vacated immediately. Former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones said Commissioner Roger Goodell's decision in September to change Rice's original suspension from two games to indefinite was "arbitrary."
Jones was deciding whether the NFL overstepped its authority in modifying Rice's two-game suspension after video of the Baltimore Ravens running back punching his fiancee- now his wife, Janay - became public.
Rice was released by the Ravens when the video went public. Rice and the union claimed he was essentially sentenced twice.
News: Seth Rogan Blasts Ray Rice
In her decision, Jones wrote:
"Because Rice did not mislead the commissioner and because there were no new facts on which the commissioner could base his increased suspension, I find that the imposition of the indefinite suspension was arbitrary. I therefore...
- 11/28/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Ozzie Newsome, the Gm for the Baltimore Ravens, testified that former running back Ray Rice had informed Roger Goodell that he had punched Janay Palmer from the start of the investigation into the infamous elevator incident, spelling trouble for the NFL commissioner.
Ravens Gm's Testimony
Under oath, Newsome testified on Thursday that he personally heard Rice admit to Goodell at his June 16 disciplinary hearing that he had hit Palmer at the Atlantic City casino, two sources told Espn's Outside the Lines. During Thursday's appeal hearing Rice and Palmer also testifed.
Rice is currently appealing Goodell's decision on Sept. 8 to suspend him from the NFL indefinitely for violating the league's personal conduct policy. The indefinite supension came after video of the casino incident surfaced online and gave way to public outcry. Previously, after Rice had met with Goodell about the incident, he'd only received a two-game suspension. When asked why he had increased Rice's punishment,...
Ravens Gm's Testimony
Under oath, Newsome testified on Thursday that he personally heard Rice admit to Goodell at his June 16 disciplinary hearing that he had hit Palmer at the Atlantic City casino, two sources told Espn's Outside the Lines. During Thursday's appeal hearing Rice and Palmer also testifed.
Rice is currently appealing Goodell's decision on Sept. 8 to suspend him from the NFL indefinitely for violating the league's personal conduct policy. The indefinite supension came after video of the casino incident surfaced online and gave way to public outcry. Previously, after Rice had met with Goodell about the incident, he'd only received a two-game suspension. When asked why he had increased Rice's punishment,...
- 11/7/2014
- Uinterview
We'll give Baltimore Ravens Owner Steve Bisciotti this: he is much better at press conferences than NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. And by that we mean you couldn't quite see the bulls--t as blatantly with Steve as you could with Roger, but it was there nonetheless. The owner of the Baltimore Ravens called a press conference to talk about the recent Espn article that claims that not only did Bisciotti, Ravens president Dick Cass and general manager Ozzie Newsome know about the Ray Rice domestic abuse incident hours after it happened, but they went to great lengths to attempt to cover it up and they allegedly pushed Roger Goodell for leniency regarding their star running back and the horrific video of him hitting his...
- 9/22/2014
- E! Online
We are now less than 24 hours away from the kick-off to the 2013 NFL Draft.
On Thursday night, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will walk up to the podium, welcome all of the fans to an exciting evening and then, the Kansas City Chiefs will be on the clock.
Ever since the end of Super Bowl Xlviii back in February, fans have been making their wish lists and making their own mock drafts for their teams.
Some of those lists changed dramatically back in March when free agency started and teams shelled out major money to land premier talent on the market.
But teams have also been very quiet in free agency with the draft in mind, like the reigning Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens.
After they defeated the San Francisco 49ers two months ago, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Dannell Ellerbe, Paul Kruger, Cary Williams, Bernard Pollard, Anquan Boldin and Matt Birk have all either retired,...
On Thursday night, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will walk up to the podium, welcome all of the fans to an exciting evening and then, the Kansas City Chiefs will be on the clock.
Ever since the end of Super Bowl Xlviii back in February, fans have been making their wish lists and making their own mock drafts for their teams.
Some of those lists changed dramatically back in March when free agency started and teams shelled out major money to land premier talent on the market.
But teams have also been very quiet in free agency with the draft in mind, like the reigning Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens.
After they defeated the San Francisco 49ers two months ago, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Dannell Ellerbe, Paul Kruger, Cary Williams, Bernard Pollard, Anquan Boldin and Matt Birk have all either retired,...
- 4/25/2013
- by Doug Rush
- Obsessed with Film
Have you ever noticed that we as international consumers of pop culture are exposed to an inordinate amount of things named "Oz"? There are people named "Oz." There are television shows named "Oz." There are movies released 74 years apart named "Oz." Certainly, there is an unspoken worldwide fascination with those two letters in that specific order.
It's entirely possible, in fact, that we've reached a point where we cannot move forward as a society until we have in place an unofficial ranking of all things Oz, especially with this week's upcoming release of "Oz: The Great and Powerful." There are just too many damn Ozzes (sp).
Counting down from 10-1, here is the Oz pecking order, as it stands right now:
10. Oz from the American Pie movies (as portrayed by Chris Klein)
If you want to get technical, Chris Klein's character in the "American Pie" movies is actually named "Chris Ostreicher,...
It's entirely possible, in fact, that we've reached a point where we cannot move forward as a society until we have in place an unofficial ranking of all things Oz, especially with this week's upcoming release of "Oz: The Great and Powerful." There are just too many damn Ozzes (sp).
Counting down from 10-1, here is the Oz pecking order, as it stands right now:
10. Oz from the American Pie movies (as portrayed by Chris Klein)
If you want to get technical, Chris Klein's character in the "American Pie" movies is actually named "Chris Ostreicher,...
- 3/4/2013
- by Nick Blake
- NextMovie
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