2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Justice is served. Now hopefully nobody picks him up.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

Justice is served. Now hopefully nobody picks him up.

I can't imagine him being picked up. That would be a public relations nightmare and Rice isn't a good enough player anymore to make it worthwhile.

[MaCruz]

ESPN article regarding the termination of Rice's contract.

Ravens terminate Ray Rice's deal

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11...video-surfaces

The Baltimore Ravens terminated running back Ray Rice's contract on Monday, hours after TMZ Sports released a video showing him punching his then-fiancée in the face in an Atlantic City hotel elevator in February.

The team had no other comment in its statement announcing Rice's release.

Rice's assault on Janay Palmer, who he married in March, drew a two-game suspension from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell -- a penalty so severely criticized as too lenient that Goodell recently revamped the league's personal conduct policies covering domestic violence and assault.

The NFL says it never saw the video until Monday. The grainy video apparently shows Rice and Janay Palmer in an elevator at the Revel Casino on Feb. 15. Each hits the other before Rice knocks Palmer off her feet and into a railing. Earlier video of Rice dragging Palmer from the elevator has been shown repeatedly, but the video shown Monday showed Rice striking Palmer twice, the second time apparently rendering her unconscious.

Earlier Monday, league spokesman Brian McCarthy regarding the video: "We requested from law enforcement any and all information about the incident, including the video from inside the elevator. That video was not made available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today."

A Revel spokesperson told ABC News that the hotel gave a copy of the video posted by TMZ Sports to the police. The hotel, which closed Sept. 2, says it did not give it to TMZ.

Rice's suspension -- he also was fined more than $500,000 by Goodell -- was scheduled to end after the Ravens' upcoming game against the rival Steelers on Thursday. He had three years remaining on his contract at $4 million this season, $3 million next season and $3 million in 2016. The Ravens will not owe Rice any money.

In the NFL's revamped policy against domestic violence, first-time offenders will be suspended for six games while players will receive a lifetime ban for a second offense.

"I made the biggest mistake of my life," Rice said in a news conference when the Ravens returned to camp in late July. "I want to own it."

After drawing heavy criticism, Goodell wrote a letter to NFL owners, saying, "I didn't get it right." He also wrote: "My disciplinary decision led the public to question our sincerity, our commitment, and whether we understood the toll that domestic violence inflicts on so many families. I take responsibility both for the decision and for ensuring that our actions in the future reflect our values."

TMZ's release of the video Monday spawned reaction that went beyond the sports world, but some of the strongest criticism came from Rice's peers. One of them, defensive tackle Terrance Knighton of the Broncos, tweeted, "As players we must speak up. Stand up for what's right. I don't give a damn who u are or how much money you make. No place for this."

[fatediesel]

In non-Ray Rice news, per LaMichael James' agent:

Jeff Sperbeck ‏@jeffsperbeck
@LaMichaelJames appreciates the @49ers for granting him his release request & allowing him to pursue his career elsewhere.

[Tony208]

LaMichael James headed to ravens?

[fatediesel]

It would have been hard for Rice to get another team to sign him, but this makes it virtually impossible:

Greg Aiello ‏@gregaiello
Roger Goodell has announced that based on new video evidence that became available today he has indefinitely suspended Ray Rice.

[MaCruz]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

It would have been hard for Rice to get another team to sign him, but this makes it virtually impossible:

He's probably done for good.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by MaCruz

He's probably done for good.

Yup, PLEASE don't try to sign him Jerry!

[Moviefan1203]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

It would have been hard for Rice to get another team to sign him, but this makes it virtually impossible:

Great move by Goodell.

[fatediesel]

Huge loss for the Colts:

Multiple league sources tell PFT that Mathis suffered a torn Achilles last week while working out on his own in Atlanta. His season is now over.

Robert Mathis was suspended for the first 4 games of the season for taking a banned substance, which he claims was a fertility drug to help his wife get pregnant. Mathis led the league with 19.5 sacks last season.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...hilles-tendon/

[sycro]

Originally Posted by MaCruz

ESPN article regarding the termination of Rice's contract.

Ravens terminate Ray Rice's deal

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11...video-surfaces

Hey, that's the hotel I was going to stay at next week. But it closed last week.

[Agent Bond]

Ray Rice...

Vince McMahon Says You're Fired To The Camera - YouTube

[MD-Blu]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

Huge loss for the Colts:



Robert Mathis was suspended for the first 4 games of the season for taking a banned substance, which he claims was a fertility drug to help his wife get pregnant. Mathis led the league with 19.5 sacks last season.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...hilles-tendon/

It's going to be a long season for me and other Colts fans.

[Navster]

Really happy with how Carr played yesterday, he was under tons of pressure all day and still held his composure and didnt force very many throws, looks promising for Raider Nation

Carr
20/32, 151 yds, 2 tds, 0 int

[Tony208]

Originally Posted by MaCruz

He's probably done for good.

Even Vick came back after a few years. Fortunately, a few years for a running back is a death sentence

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by MaCruz

He's probably done for good.

Like Tony208 said, Mike Vick came back from a much more heinous crime.
Plus, I believe, up until this instance, Rice has been a pretty good soldier. So I think teams will take that into consideration.
RB's are always in demand. So I'm sure some team will give him a chance, and probably get him at a steal too. Keep in mind, until this season he's only missed 4 games in 6 seasons. So, to this point, he's proven to be durable.
If we are anything it's a forgiving society. So I guess we'll see what happens.

[Tony208]

Kurt Warner set to enter Cardinals ring of honor during tonights game

Well deserved for a great guy.

[Beefbowl]

Lol

[Wingman1977]

My question is why didn't this footage appear before?

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Beefbowl

Lol

I noticed this during the game, it was crazy to see how many niners fans were there.... Funny thing is its probably cheaper to fly out to Dallas and watch the game there then it is at the new stadium in Santa Clara