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 "We spoke to members of the New Jersey State Police and reached
out multiple times to the Atlantic City Police Department and the
Atlantic County prosecutor's office. That video was not made
available to us and no one in our office saw it until yesterday,"
the NFL said in a statement Tuesday.
TMZ released raw security video of the domestic battery incident
that took place Feb. 15 at the casino in Atlantic City.
Rice, 27, had his contract terminated by the Ravens and the NFL
suspended him indefinitely. Previously the league issued a two-game
suspension and fined the three-time Pro Bowler the equivalent of
three game checks, sparking backlash.
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Janay Rice is standing by her husband, and blames media and public
response to a video released Tuesday in which the woman was knocked
out by Ray Rice for creating a nightmare.
"I woke up this morning feeling like I had a horrible nightmare,
feeling like I'm mourning the death of my closest friend," she wrote
in on her Instagram feed.
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The fallout from the TMZ video showing former Baltimore Ravens
running back Ray Rice knocking out his wife continued Tuesday with
Nike terminating its sponsorship deal with him. EA Sports also said
it will remove Rice from the Madden NFL 15 video games by Friday.
Rice also lost an endorsement contract with VertiMax, a jump
training program. Major sporting goods retailers pulled Rice jerseys
off the shelves and the NFL's online shop no longer had Rice apparel
available as of Tuesday morning.
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The future of the Buffalo Bills remains in New York. Terry Pegula,
owner of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, received tentative approval from
the estate of late founding owner Ralph Wilson to purchase the NFL
franchise.
Pegula, whom Forbes said is worth at least $3.5 billion, and his
wife Kim were one of three finalists to meet with the Wilson family.
A deal could be completed by October, and the estate has already
begun the process of seeking NFL approval.
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In their first move designed to rebound from two major injuries on
defense, the Kansas City Chiefs signed defensive tackle Kevin
Vickerson to a one-year deal.
Vickerson brings veteran experience to the defensive line and could
get a shot at replacing right end Mike DeVito, who is out for the
season with a torn Achilles tendon. DeVito and three-time Pro Bowl
inside linebacker Derrick Johnson went down with season-ending
injuries in the opening-week loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
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Defensive end Larry English re-signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
who waived fifth-round pick Steven Means to create a spot on their
53-man roster.
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English, a former first-round pick (16th overall in 2009) released
after injuries dogged him with the San Diego Chargers, will join a
rotation led by big-ticket offseason acquisition Michael Johnson and
Adrian Clayborn.
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San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York said Tuesday in a radio interview
that he will let "due process take its course" in the domestic
violence charge against defensive end Ray McDonald before the team
takes any punitive action.
"I'm comfortable with my reputation is gonna take shots throughout
this process, but my character is, I will not punish somebody until
we see evidence that it should be done or before an entire
organization, an entire legal police investigation shows us
something," York said.
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The Detroit Lions' 34-15 season-opening victory over the New York
Giants on Monday night earned ESPN a 9.2 overnight rating, down 21
percent from the Eagles-Redskins game in the same window last
season, according to the Sports Business Daily.
The Arizona Cardinals' come-from-behind victory over the San Diego
Chargers in the second game of the night earned ESPN a 7.8 overnight
rating, up from the 7.7 the Texans-Chargers game earned last year.
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The Chicago Bears signed offensive lineman Eben Britton to a
one-year contract and added him to their the 53-man roster Tuesday.
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The Cleveland Browns signed tight end Gerell Robinson on Tuesday and
added him to the 53-man active roster.
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The Washington Redskins placed nose tackle Barry Cofield on injured
reserve Tuesday and signed safety Akeem Davis from the practice
squad to the 53-man active roster.
Cofield suffered a high ankle sprain in the Redskins' 17-6 loss to
the Houston Texans on Sunday. He had one tackle in the game.
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
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