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[bigbob]

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I heard you get paid a pretty penny when you leak videos like that. But you'll for sure lose your job.

Reports are (I haven't looked into it, it was mentioned here) the casino closed, so whoever it was doesn't have a job there anyways.

[ex carrabba fan]

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I don't know how the other men in the locker room can play with him.

You're assuming all NFL players operate on the same moral compass you do...

[ImTellinTim]

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Especially when Chris Mortensen reported 3 months ago that Rice punched her twice. So Mortensen knows those details, but the NFL doesn't? Goodell and the rest of the league office is full of it.

He also reported that according to a source the video shows her attacking him. Lots of lies abound.

Reports are (I haven't looked into it, it was mentioned here) the casino closed, so whoever it was doesn't have a job there anyways.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/24b-revel-casino-shuts-years-25210305

That's why I can't believe people can't believe TMZ got the video. Anyone who had access to that video in security is out of a job.

[LBzrule]

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My hunch is initially Goodell didn't watch the footage. I'm not saying he didn't have access to it, I'm saying he probably didn't bother to get it to watch it. But then when the new policy was publicly stated a few weeks ago, he had watched it and did not expect this video to see the light of day, but it did.

[Bellsprout]

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Rice plays at the increasingly fungible running back position and in 2013 had statistically the worst season of his career, so one could argue he was a declining player absent all this mess. Now it's likely he won't play at all for at least this entire season, if not more.

I wouldn't be surprised if he never plays another NFL snap, regardless of when he gets reinstated.

I think I agree with this.

Vick was a rare talent. Stallworth, if I remember right, was ridiculously fast. Both had some sort of attribute that made them worth taking a shot on. Ray Rice was really bad last year in a position where the burnout rate is through the roof. Add the fact that he's not (in my opinion) a good football player anymore with all of the baggage and there's really no reason for a team to give him that second chance.

And I believe being suspended in the NFL even keeps him out of Canada. So he's going to have to sit for awhile.

[nate1986]

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ray rice got what he deserved simple as that

[ubernoob]

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Also, to go a bit deeper in what my focus is on and where this SHOULD head after all of this... just heard there are 21 of 32 teams with someone convicted of domestic violence on them. The problem is bigger than the NFL and damn sure bigger than Ray Rice. And even statements that you and Aaron have made in here show how hard it is to really go all in on these guys outside of sports. It's all a mess.

Fully agree with this, but like has been said... It's a struggle, at least in the court of law, for these things.

However, one single offense should be gone from the league forever, when everything shakes out. Violence against intimate partners isn't a switch you can just flip off. The investigation into accusations should be the only difficult part of it. The punishment shouldn't be. Too many people giving athletes (at every level, it's not just a professional thing) passes because they can run fast or jump real high. It's pretty clear the NFL has a very large (by comparison) domestic abuse problem.

[aholbert32]

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I heard you get paid a pretty penny when you leak videos like that. But you'll for sure lose your job.

Oh thats the funny part. There is no job to lose. The incident took place at the Revel casino in AC. The Revel shut down a few weeks ago. I bet you some former employee made a copy of that tape and sold it to TMZ.

[wwharton]

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Oh thats the funny part. There is no job to lose. The incident took place at the Revel casino in AC. The Revel shut down a few weeks ago. I bet you some former employee made a copy of that tape and sold it to TMZ.

The casino went bankrupt? Hell, the owner may have released the video.

[Bull_Market]

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With this news I'm wondering what the Cardinals will do with Washington. He'll be suspended at least 6 games next year now and I honestly don't care if they release him even if he's the best player on defense.

I hope no one gives Rice another chance, I don't know how the other men in the locker room can play with him.

America is built on second chances, he will get another chance. Not saying I agree with his actions, I don't, but this is a systemic issue in our society, if you can help a team win via your athletic ability, you play by a different set of rules. Starting as young as pop warner.

[Beantown]

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A front office might give him another chance, but given some of the players/ex players reactions and responses...I don't see a locker room ever giving him the chance again.

That's just me, though.

[z Revis]

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The only thing that could hold him back is the position he plays IMO. Not sure many FO's want to deal with that baggage for a RB. Otherwise I think he definitely would be given another chance over time, a season or two.

[19]

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Harvey Levin from @TMZ told @TonyPerkinsFOX5 they will release news tomorrow that the NFL knew about the Ray Rice video & turned a blind eye
— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) September 8, 2014

Popcorn. Now.

[thaima1shu]

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Harvey Levin from @TMZ told @TonyPerkinsFOX5 they will release news tomorrow that the NFL knew about the Ray Rice video & turned a blind eye
— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) September 8, 2014

Popcorn. Now.

No kidding. Full statement:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>No clue what Levin and TMZ have in store for tomorrow, but here's Levin's comments relating to Ray Rice/Roger Goodell <a href="http://t.co/I2qVAS9ivL">pic.twitter.com/I2qVAS9ivL</a></p>&mdash; John Breech (@johnbreech) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnbreech/status/509121792472924160">September 8, 2014</a></blockquote>

[ubernoob]

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That "presser" was a joke.

The Ravens organization falling all over themselves in this whole debacle.

Harbaugh sitting around talking about couples like she has an issue in this, deflecting blame off of Ray like typical in this culture. SMFH. What a ******* embarrassment that was to watch.