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Ray Rice Terminated Back in February, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocked out his then-fiancee in a hotel elevator. The National Football League suspended him for two games, while the Baltimore Ravens didn’t punish Rice at all. Today, after the elevator video was made public by TMZ, the Ravens cut Rice from the team. The NFL also suspended him indefinitely. What changed?
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