Now eligible to sign with any NFL team is Ray Rice, who was reinstated after winning his domestic violence case suspension appeal.
ESPN reports that at least four teams have expressed interest in the recently reinstated running back, including the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints, though the Colts and Saints are not expected to pursue him, according to multiple league sources.
Rice was released from the Baltimore Ravens after a video surfaced of Rice striking his then fiance and now wife, Janay Rice, in a hotel elevator. Initially, the NFL suspended him for two games before again suspending him indefinitely.
There is a lot of controversy as to whether or not the NFL had purposefully suspended Rice twice for the same offense, an act that is a violation of league rules. This provided a somewhat easy appeal process for Rice to get his career back on track in the world of NFL. Fans are relentlessly tweeting asking what their objective truly was.
Rice apologized to the NFL community and his fans. Many women’s groups are wondering if his actions since have been enough. The NFL players’ history with domestic violence is unsettling and extends beyond Rice’s case.
Ibtimes.com reports that the NFL’s new disciplinary policy -a six-game suspension for a first offense and an indefinite suspension for an indefinite offense – fails to adequately define what constitutes an offense, critics say.
Ibtimes.com also states that at its core, the NFL serves as a source of entertainment, and entertainment outlets are rarely expected to spearhead societal change. Yet, given its massive audience, the league possesses a rare opportunity to open a national dialogue on a subject that affects more than one in three women, according to NNEDV statistics (PDF).
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