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 "I'm used to criticism. I'm used to that. Every day, I have to
earn my stripes," he said in a portion of an interview that aired
Wednesday on "CBS This Morning."
The Ravens terminated Rice's contract and the running back
subsequently was suspended indefinitely by the NFL, with the team
and league admitting they saw the second video from inside the
elevator for the first time Monday.
Goodell's letter stated that the league never saw a copy of the
video from inside the elevator that showed Rice knocking out his
then-fiance Janay Palmer. The second video posted by TMZ on Monday
set off a nationwide social media firestorm even more vocal than
when the first video outside the elevator was released in February.
An Associated Press report on Wednesday appeared to contradict
Goodell's assertion that the league did not see the full video of
the incident. A law enforcement official said he confirmed that the
video arrived at the NFL offices and played a voicemail with a
woman's voice saying "You're right. It's terrible." The law
enforcement official also said he included his contact information
with the DVD but never heard back from the league.
---San Diego Chargers center Nick Hardwick is out for the season
with a neck injury.
Hardwick was placed on injured reserve Wednesday. He left Monday's
loss at Arizona, and the 18-17 defeat turned when the Pro Bowl pivot
left the game.
Ohrnberger's premature shotgun snap in the fourth quarter forced the
Chargers to punt with a 17-12 lead, squandering a potential field
goal attempt by botching the third-and-6 play. The ball bounced off
quarterback Philip Rivers' hands and the Chargers, who led 17-6,
lost 18-17.
---Arizona Cardinals linebacker John Abraham, who sustained another
in a series of concussions Monday night against the San Diego
Chargers, has left the team, perhaps for good according to media
sources.
One report said Abraham, 36, has been suffering from severe memory
loss for more than a year because of concussions he has sustained
over course of his 15-year career.
---St. Louis Rams defensive end Chris Long is expected to miss eight
to 10 weeks after undergoing ankle surgery, ESPN.com reported
Wednesday.
Long suffered the ankle injury in the third quarter of Sunday's 34-6
loss to the Minnesota Vikings. He was originally listed as
questionable to return but he was later downgraded to doubtful and
he did not come back into the game.
---Running back Ben Tate waited three seasons to be a featured back
in the NFL, but in his first game with the Cleveland Browns he went
down with a knee injury that could keep him on the sideline for one
month.
Tate, a backup to Arian Foster for three seasons with the Houston
Texans, signed a two-year, $6.2 million contract with the Browns in
free agency.
---Defensive tackle Devon Still, who has been caring for his
4-year-old daughter as she battles cancer, was added to the
Cincinnati Bengals' 53-man roster Wednesday.
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The Bengals also placed tight end Tyler Eifert on injured reserve,
designated for possible return to the roster this season. Eifert
suffered an elbow injury this past Sunday at Baltimore.
The 6-foot-5, 310-pound Still is a third-year NFL player. He played
in 18 games for Cincinnati over 2012-13 and opened this season on
the practice squad after being with the team in preseason. Still,
25, learned in June that his daughter, Leah, has stage-4 pediatric
cancer.
---The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed starting cornerback Mike Jenkins
on injured reserve Wednesday and he will miss the remainder of the
season with a pectoral injury.
Jenkins, who was signed as a free agent in the offseason, will
likely be replaced by second-year pro Johnthan Banks.
The Bucs made several other roster moves, including the release of
defensive end Scott Solomon. To fill the spots of Jenkins and
Solomon, the Bucs claimed defensive end Jacquies Smith off waivers
from Buffalo and signed free-agent cornerback Crezdon Butler.
---Tennessee Titans linebacker Zach Brown suffered a torn pectoral
muscle in the season opener and will miss the rest of the season.
Zaviar Gooden replaced Brown against the Kansas City Chiefs at
weak-side inside linebacker and will enter the starting lineup
beginning Sunday when the Titans host the Dallas Cowboys.
Brown suffered the injury just four plays into the opener while
trying to make a tackle, and spent the remainder of the game
watching from the sideline with his arm in a sling.
---Tight end Julius Thomas of the Denver Broncos, defensive end
Cameron Wake of the Miami Dolphins and kicker Dan Carpenter of the
Buffalo Bills were named the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special
Teams Players of the Week on Wednesday for the season-opening games.
For the NFC, quarterback Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons,
linebacker DeAndre Levy of the Detroit Lions and kicker Matt Bryant
of the Falcons took the first-week honors.
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