Ray Rice’s Wife Slams His Punishment for Violence Against Her
Running
back Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens addresses a news conference with his wife
Janay at the Ravens training center on May 23, 2014 in Owings Mills, Maryland.
Rice spoke publicly for the first time since facing felony assault charges
stemming from a February incident involving Janay at an Atlantic City casino.
(Credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Janay Rice, wife of suspended NFL player Ray Rice, apparently posted a statement Tuesday on Instagram calling the situation a “nightmare.”
“To take
something away from the man I love that he has worked his ass off for all his
life just to gain ratings is a horrific (sic),” she wrote.
The
Baltimore Ravens released Ray Rice on Monday after a video surfaced showing him knocking her out with a
punch in February.
The
Instagram post, reported by various media, appeared to be authentic. Rice was originally suspended for two games, a
punishment that many saw as too lenient.
Rice was
just weeks away from returning to the gridiron when the new video surfaced and
the Ravens and the NFL acted more severely.
Rice was
released by the Ravens, and suspended indefinitely from football by the NFL.
The new
video shows Rice punching Janay Rice, who was his fiancée at the time, inside
an elevator at a hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, seven months ago.
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