Rice stated Tuesday in an ESPN interview that he has undergone counseling and is constant to talk towards home violence since video surfaced final yr displaying him knocking out this then-fiancee Janay Palmer with a punch in an Atlantic Metropolis on line casino elevator.
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Rice also told ESPN he didn’t want his decisions to affect his daughter.
“I understand that being an NFL player is a huge, huge responsibility”, Rice said. “But I think that every step that I took going forward right now – over time, I want to be able to rewrite the script, to tell my daughter that daddy made the worst decision of his life, but this is what I did going forward”.
Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice wants a second chance. To the survivors of domestic violence, I understand how real it is.
“I can understand some people probably never will forgive my actions”.
During the interview, Rice also discussed the “unique” obstacles he has faced on the road to making his NFL comeback.
“I all the time preach, one or two risky selections, your dream can turn out to be a nightmare”. Goodell made the suspension indefinite after the video was released, writing in a disciplinary letter that Rice’s description of the incident in a June meeting was ambiguous. “When I look at my wife, I ask myself how could I do this to someone so lovely?” Rice is seen dragging her body out of the elevator on tape. “To treat her like nothing was the worst thing I could have ever done”.
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Reinstated last year following an appeal heard by former federal judge Barbara S. Jones, sources say Rice has been working out regularly and is in good shape. He understands why he’s been called a monster by some. I understand why teams would shy away from me. It truly is a privilege to play in the NFL. There’s no set in stone whether you’re going to get a second or chance or not. “I felt like that at one level”, he stated. He said he rehabilitated himself “to be a better husband and father” and knows that some may doubt the notion that he truly is a changed man. “I have to set my hope and faith and everything else that I’m doing in my life, I’m just really hopeful for a second chance”.
