Ray Rice Wins NFL Appeal of Indefinite Suspension

Three-time Pro Bowler Ray Rice has won his appeal of the indefinite suspension handed down by the NFL due to an assault involving his wife, according to NBC Sports.

As a result, the former Baltimore Ravens running back may sign with any team in the NFL, ESPN reported.

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Rice, 27, was suspended from the league in September by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after TMZ released footage of the football player knocking out his then-fiancee inside an elevator at Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel in February.

Goodell had issued a two-game suspension in July for Rice’s violation of the league’s code of conduct in connection with the Feb. 15 assault.

The NFL Players Association, which filed the appeal on Rice’s behalf, claimed that he was punished twice for the same offense.

NFL officials said Rice had not been honest in the initial investigation, according to NBC Sports.

Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome testified that Rice told Goodell what happened in the assault, according to ESPN, which reported that U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones overturned the suspension, ruling Rice did not lie or mislead the NFL.

Though his contract was terminated with Baltimore Ravens, Rice is now eligible to play again in the NFL.

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