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 Rice was originally suspended for two games for knocking out his
then-fiancee at a New Jersey casino in February. When video later
emerged of the altercation, he was cut by the Baltimore Ravens and
suspended indefinitely by the NFL.
The union contends that Rice was punished twice for the same
offense. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell maintains the video, which
he said he had not seen until it went viral last month, constituted
new evidence against Rice.
Former U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones was chosen as the neutral
arbitrator and it is up to her if Goodell testifies in the case.
Goodell admitted he erred in originally suspending Rice just two
games and later toughened the NFL's penalties for domestic violence
incidents.
(Reporting by Steve Ginsburg in Washington; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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