In Ray Rice case, one failure after another

Now that we've all seen video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancée Janay Palmer, a set of related and legitimate questions comes up. Who all saw this video before today? When did they  "The video of Ray Rice punching his fiancee in the elevator is a graphic illustration of what … Read more

NFL VP Adolpho Birch calls Ray Rice discipline 'appropriate'

Roger Goodell has said that one of his primary duties is "to protect the integrity of the NFL." But the commissioner and the league whiffed badly when it handed Ravens running back Ray Rice a two-game suspension for a physical altercation with his now On June 16, Ray Rice and his wife, Janay, the woman … Read more

NFL official attempted to explain Ray Rice suspension and predictably failed

Adolpho Birch became the highest-ranking NFL executive so far to publicly address Ray Rice's two-game suspension for domestic violence, a penalty that many found lenient. But in his appearance on Mike & Mike this  On Friday, she went where few ESPN employees are willing to go and publicly criticized First Take for their facepalm-inducing debate/segment/whatever … Read more

NFL VP Adolpho Birch calls Ray Rice discipline 'appropriate'

There are plenty of people who felt that the league did not impose the proper discipline on Ravens running back Ray Rice last week when they suspended him for two games and fined him an additional game check from the 2013 season in response to Rice's  As first reported by Yahoo's Rand Getlin, and just … Read more

NFL VP Adolpho Birch struggles to justify Ray Rice suspension

But that league exists and profits in the real world, and in that world, assaulting women carries severe consequences. Two games doesn't fit the crime. And it was a crime, at least in the eyes of the Atlantic County, New Jersey courts. Rice avoided The NFL has suspended Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for … Read more