Football Law Enforcement claims they sent Ray Rice vid to NFL in April - Page 4

Archie F. Swin · 03:06 PM

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-ne...video-sent-nfl

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive three months ago, while league officers have insisted they didn't see the violent images until this week.

The person played The Associated Press a 12-second voicemail from an NFL office number on April 9 confirming the video arrived. A female voice expresses thanks and says: "You're right. It's terrible."

The law enforcement official, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, says he had no further communication with any NFL employee and can't confirm anyone watched the video. The person said they were unauthorized to release the video but shared it unsolicited, because they wanted the NFL to have it before deciding on Rice's punishment.

The NFL has repeatedly said it asked for but could not obtain the video of Rice hitting Janay Palmer — who is now his wife — at an Atlantic City casino in February.

The league says it has no record of the video, and no one in the league office had seen it until TMZ released it. When asked about the voicemail Wednesday, NFL officials repeated their assertion that no league official had seen the video before Monday.

The person said he sent a DVD copy of the security camera video to an NFL office and included his contact information. He asked the AP not to release the name of the NFL executive, for fear that the information would identify the law enforcement official as the source.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell initially suspended Rice for two games following the February incident, but the Ravens released Rice on Monday and the NFL suspended him indefinitely after the website TMZ released the video.

Goodell told CBS on Tuesday that "no one in the NFL, to my knowledge" had seen a new video of what happened on the elevator until it was posted online.

"We assumed that there was a video. We asked for video. But we were never granted that opportunity," Goodell said.

In a memo to the NFL's 32 teams on Wednesday, Goodell said that the league asked law enforcement for the video, but not the casino. "In the context of a criminal investigation, information obtained outside of law enforcement that has not been tested by prosecutors or by the court system is not necessarily a reliable basis for imposing league discipline," he wrote.

The video, shown to the AP on Monday, is slightly longer than the TMZ version, and includes some audio.

Rice and Janay Palmer — now Janay Rice — can be heard shouting obscenities at each other, and she appears to spit at Rice right before he throws a brutal punch. After she collapses, he drags her out of the elevator and is met by some hotel staff. One of them can be heard saying, "She's drunk, right?" And then, "No cops."

Rice had been charged with felony aggravated assault in the case, but in May he was accepted into a pretrial intervention program that allowed him to avoid jail time and could lead to the charge being purged from his record. A prominent New Jersey lawmaker called Tuesday for that decision to be reviewed.

Hours after portions of the video were made public by TMZ, Goodell suspended Rice indefinitely and Baltimore terminated his contract. He had originally been suspended for two games, and team officials had praised him for his apologies and actions after his arrest for aggravated assault.

Goodell and team officials said they were taking more severe action because of the violence in the video.

suzzer99 · 09-10-2014, 04:02 PM

Seems like it wouldn't be too hard to check the AP reporter's phone records. I would assume the NFL knows this.

cosmo20002 · 09-10-2014, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy 6

But once a commish has his seat, does that mean he has to bow to their every whim?

When you're hired by someone, don't you generally do what they tell you?

cosmo20002 · 09-10-2014, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

Ive seen that fucing Goodell sitting in his ****ing office at his desk spinning a ****ing menorah

WTF?

**Easy 6** · 09-10-2014, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cosmo20002

When you're hired by someone, don't you generally do what they tell you?

To be honest I'm not entirely sure how it works with the NFL, I should've said that when replying to notorious... is he there for a set term or do the owners actually have the right to terminate him at any time?

Strongside · 09-10-2014, 04:07 PM

Buh-Bye Goodell, you **** tard piece of shit.

nychief · 09-10-2014, 04:08 PM

Amazing thing is that Goodell will go away... but Rice might play again.

Mr. Laz · 09-10-2014, 04:09 PM

let all the Goodell hate flow ...............

Mother****erJones · 09-10-2014, 04:11 PM

I called this bs the second the video "leaked" to the NFL. Goodell is a ****ing idiot and a liar. The team and the NFL received so much backlash that it had to release him and suspend him indefinitely in order to save face. Which it hasn't. But doesn't matter the NFL is so popular.

**Rausch** · 09-10-2014, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nychief

Amazing thing is that Goodell will go away... but Rice might play again.

Rice was pretty much done anyway...

GoChargers · 09-10-2014, 04:18 PM

Goodell should be fired. In fact, he should have been fired years ago when he destroyed the Spygate tapes. But the owners will rally around him and make sure he keeps his job after yet another scandal simply because he kisses their asses for a living.

GoChargers · 09-10-2014, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

This is the NFL, they dont do scandals. Godell is done.

Goodell survived Spygate and Bountygate. Not even the CTE/concussion scandal was enough to get him canned. Sadly, that piece of crap will still get to run the NFL into the ground undeterred.

cosmo20002 · 09-10-2014, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy 6

To be honest I'm not entirely sure how it works with the NFL, I should've said that when replying to notorious... is he there for a set term or do the owners actually have the right to terminate him at any time?

He's not a US Senator.
They hired him, of course they can terminate him any time.

**SAUTO** · 09-10-2014, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by notorious

Whoa, I didn't know that.

Wow.

Pretty sure she spit on him.
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Skyy God · 09-10-2014, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

Pretty sure she spit on him.
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Nah. Casino source with access to HQ video said it was the other way around.

**SAUTO** · 09-10-2014, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Cave Johnson

Nah. Casino source with access to HQ video said it was the other way around.

The article says it was her...

Got a link to the other way around?
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09-10-2014, 03:00 PM
Archie F. Swin This is the way Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Casino cash: $9975673	Law Enforcement claims they sent Ray Rice vid to NFL in April http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-ne...video-sent-nfl ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive three months ago, while league officers have insisted they didn't see the violent images until this week. The person played The Associated Press a 12-second voicemail from an NFL office number on April 9 confirming the video arrived. A female voice expresses thanks and says: "You're right. It's terrible." The law enforcement official, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, says he had no further communication with any NFL employee and can't confirm anyone watched the video. The person said they were unauthorized to release the video but shared it unsolicited, because they wanted the NFL to have it before deciding on Rice's punishment. The NFL has repeatedly said it asked for but could not obtain the video of Rice hitting Janay Palmer — who is now his wife — at an Atlantic City casino in February. The league says it has no record of the video, and no one in the league office had seen it until TMZ released it. When asked about the voicemail Wednesday, NFL officials repeated their assertion that no league official had seen the video before Monday. The person said he sent a DVD copy of the security camera video to an NFL office and included his contact information. He asked the AP not to release the name of the NFL executive, for fear that the information would identify the law enforcement official as the source. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell initially suspended Rice for two games following the February incident, but the Ravens released Rice on Monday and the NFL suspended him indefinitely after the website TMZ released the video. Goodell told CBS on Tuesday that "no one in the NFL, to my knowledge" had seen a new video of what happened on the elevator until it was posted online. "We assumed that there was a video. We asked for video. But we were never granted that opportunity," Goodell said. In a memo to the NFL's 32 teams on Wednesday, Goodell said that the league asked law enforcement for the video, but not the casino. "In the context of a criminal investigation, information obtained outside of law enforcement that has not been tested by prosecutors or by the court system is not necessarily a reliable basis for imposing league discipline," he wrote. The video, shown to the AP on Monday, is slightly longer than the TMZ version, and includes some audio. Rice and Janay Palmer — now Janay Rice — can be heard shouting obscenities at each other, and she appears to spit at Rice right before he throws a brutal punch. After she collapses, he drags her out of the elevator and is met by some hotel staff. One of them can be heard saying, "She's drunk, right?" And then, "No cops." Rice had been charged with felony aggravated assault in the case, but in May he was accepted into a pretrial intervention program that allowed him to avoid jail time and could lead to the charge being purged from his record. A prominent New Jersey lawmaker called Tuesday for that decision to be reviewed. Hours after portions of the video were made public by TMZ, Goodell suspended Rice indefinitely and Baltimore terminated his contract. He had originally been suspended for two games, and team officials had praised him for his apologies and actions after his arrest for aggravated assault. Goodell and team officials said they were taking more severe action because of the violence in the video. Last edited by Archie F. Swin; 09-10-2014 at 03:06 PM..
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