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The whole shameful story of the NFL' s domestic abuse scandal

Evan BartlettSep 08, 2014 (Picture: Getty The emergence of graphic video evidence that shows professional American Footballer Ray Rice punching his fiancée in the face and knocking her unconscious has underlined a shameful episode of domestic violence in the NFL.

Warning Some people may find the below video clip disturbing

Rice, a running back for NFL side Baltimore Ravens, has now been sacked by his franchise after the video was published by US website TMZ and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has also announced that Rice has been "indefinitely suspended" by the league. But not before a long, drawn-out episode in which he appeared to get off far too lightly.

The initial incident

The running back was arrested in February of this year and later charged with 'third-degree aggravated assault' – an initial video only showed the aftermath of the assault where Rice was seen dragging his fiancée’s limp body out of an elevator at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City. Rice's attorney initially described the incident as a 'minor physical altercation'. In May, the running back pleaded not guilty to the charge and instead applied for a ‘pre-trial intervention programme’ for first-time offenders that will see all charges dropped if he completes a one-year course of counselling. Around the same time in May, Rice made a bungled apology alongside his now-wife Janay at a packed press conference - the pair had married in March. Sometimes, you will fail, but I won’t call myself a failure. A failure is not getting knocked down, it’s not getting up.Ray RiceKeep reading...Show less

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