Rice Was Released By The Ravens And Indefinitely Suspended

Professional sports have been in the news for domestic violence for a really long time. Some that may come to your mind could be Ray Rice, Warren Moon, Greg Hardy, and Jose Reyes. Yes, three of these four players are in the National Football League (NFL), but that does not mean that only football players are the ones who have been doing this. The most recent one is Jose Reyes who plays in Major League Baseball (MLB). That is really ones opinion, but some don’t have anything but I slap on the wrist. Commissioners around these leagues usually suspend the player for a couple games until all of the details and videos come out. Ray Rice was suspended two games until they saw evidence then he was suspended for the whole year. Some wanted him banned

When Ray Rice’s video went viral, it caused all of us to examine what this is really all about. It's given visibility to a problem that's been there for a long time. The NFL has a strict new policy in dealing with domestic-violence offenders, college football coaches are being held publicly accountable when they allow domestic abusers to remain on their teams, and sports as a whole has helped bring America's dirty little secret out into the public mainstream. No, there wasn't justice in the Rice case, but we did gain a tremendous amount of consciousness from

Next season in his sophomore year he sat out four games with a high ankle sprain. Before declaring himself eligible for the 2007 National Football League draft, he missed seven games with a broken collarbone. Tragedy struck again before his NFL Scouting Combine workout his half brother was fatally shot. He performed well, although the tragedy and was selected seventh overall by the Minnesota Vikings.

In the article, "Aaron Hernandez Saga Won't Change How NFL Sees Players", Albert Breer talks about how former NFL star Aaron Hernandez was found dead, hanging from his bed sheets in his prison cell at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Massachusetts on Wednesday morning. Hernandez played for the New England Patriots as a tight end from two thousand and ten to two thousand and twelve. Hernandez was arrested after being convicted of murder in 2013. Investigators say that the murder that took a toll on Hernandez's career was gang related. NFL coaches are saying that this incident with Hernandez will change how the coaches view their players. As the NFL draft approaches, coaches are going to have to put a lot of thought on who they decide to draft this year. Coaches are saying that they must also pay close attention to the personalities and backgrounds of who they should choose. Talent isn't the only attribute to choosing a professional athlete. The character that the players have is also a huge factor on which team they

Both on and off the field, Bush’s career got off to a rocky start. Weeks after being drafted and receiving a $3.15 million signing bonus, he was arrested on suspicion of felony assault, and misdemeanor

The signing of Greg Hardy to the Dallas Cowboys while still on the exempt list is a very odd decision for the manager to make for the team. They probably figured that he would be removed from the list after signing, but after being found guilty for assault on a female by a judge, this commitment to an unable player is peculiar. The amount of pros are heavily overshadowed by how many cons there are for this situation. Any sum of money is a lot for a player that can’t do his job, but $13.1 million dollars is just outlandish. His stats aren’t terrible, 238 tackles and 40 quarterback sacks in his career, still not justifiable enough though. In terms of the Cowboys organization, signing a player who has records of assault surely doesn’t provide

The incident with Ray Rice and Janay Palmer was the most talk about news in sports history. Ray Rice was charged with aggravated assault against his then fiancé for punching her in the face in an elevator at an Atlantic City casino. Rice was saw punching his now wife, Janay Rice, in the face, spitting on her then dragging her limp body out of an elevator, which was all seen on tape where the charges were later dismissed. Rice married Palmer six weeks after the incident on March 28, 2014. For the incident, Rice was suspended for the first two games

The NFL has done a poor job handling players who have faced domestic violence cases. They still have players who were accused of domestic violence and found guilty that are still in the NFL. Tyreek hill is a player for the Kansas City Chiefs, was found guilty in 2015 for strangling his girlfriend. He was founded guilty for domestic violence. He is now back on the team and making an impact for the chiefs by having impactful games which is a blessing for him. “During Kansas City's 30-27 overtime win over Denver, Hill had one of the best games of any player all season. In the win, Hill scored three touchdowns and became the first rookie since 1965 to have a receiving touchdown, rushing touchdown and return touchdown all in the same game. (Breech/CBSSports,

Adrian Peterson said he whooped his son in the car. The kids mom asked Peterson how that happened. Peterson said he felt bad but he did it to himself.

Ray Rice didn't acknowledge the fact that his way was drunk and she needed to cool down for a Sec. They should of taking this situation where they can solve it another way, then going to court, going to hail or even get suspended from the NFL. For each of the situation, I think they could put Ray and his fiancée in a rehab or an anger management center so that it can help them out throughout the process. If you can tell how the judge and the NFL have taken it too far from the situation. Instead of him going to jail, he could've been on probation and learn from his mistakes. The NFL and the teammates can help him to accomplish his goals by talking to him, explaining how to not put your hands on any type of women, focus on his anger so that he can control it. Mange throughout the whole year without any domestic violence. Now he needs to learn that one day his daughter will find out

On September 8th 2014 NFL team, Baltimore Ravens terminated Ray Rice’s contract after he was captured via elevator surveillance assaulting his then fiancée, now wife in February. The video outraged the nation and the public questioned NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s knowledge of the entire situation. In turn, the NFL gave him the light punishment of a two game suspension. Many people argued that although Goodell previously issued much heavier fines for issues such as substance abuse (Elliot, 2014).

ultimately ended up leaving him without a job in the NFL. Many took this as disrespect to the

Soccer stands out among other sports organizations for its inaction on domestic violence committed by one of its players. On April 22, 2015 WNBA players Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson, who were engaged at the time, were arrested after fighting at their house. They each received a record seven-game suspension without pay as punishment from the WNBA. In another domestic violence incident, Ray Rice, who was a celebrated player for the Baltimore Ravens, was handed a two-game suspension by the NFL after reports that he had punched his then fiancé in the face. Many considered that punishment to be ridiculously mild. However, when video of the punch appeared by TMZ after the NFL had strengthened its domestic violence policy, it led the Ravens to release Rice and the NFL to suspend him indefinitely. The new NFL policy imposes a six-game unpaid ban for first-time offenders and up to a lifetime ban for second-time offenders of domestic violence. In NASCAR, driver Kurt Busch was suspended indefinitely on February 20, 2015 after a judge ruled that Busch committed domestic abuse against his former girlfriend Patricia Driscoll. In a statement afterwards, NASCAR Vice President Steve O'Donnell said, "NASCAR has made it very clear to our entire membership and the broader industry that any actions of abuse will not be tolerated in the

The National Football League might try to shed the positives of its organization, but the reality is that the NFL had many issues and one of the greatest is the amount of players with arrests. In a

Since the NFL began there has been many domestic violence cases, but it was until Oj Simpson murdered his wife, Nicole Simpson, that the issue became aware to the public. In 1989, on New Year’s Day, police was called to OJ Simpson’s house. When police arrived, Nicole Simpson was running out of the bushes, bruised and scratched. According to reports, Oj and Nicole had a fight after a New Year's Eve party and Simpson had punched, kicked and pulled her hair, screaming "I'll kill you!" He also slapped her so hard, that a handprint was left on her neck. He was arrested and he was sentenced to two years probation and 120 hours of community service. Meanwhile, the NFL ignored the offense.