Ray Rice filing grievance against Ravens for dismissal, per report

Yahoo ^ | 10/22/14 | Jay Busbee

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In the wake of the outrage comes the lawyers. Pro Football Talk is reporting that former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has filed a grievance against the team for cutting him in September.

First, a refresher: In February, Rice got into an altercation with his then-fiancee (now wife) in an Atlantic City elevator, striking her and knocking her unconscious. He was suspended for two games by the NFL in July; two months later, when tape of the actual striking surfaced, Rice was suspended indefinitely by the league and cut by the Ravens.

Now, Rice is apparently protesting the Ravens' decision to cut him, on the basis that the NFL's collective bargaining agreement only permits for one punishment per infraction. This is not an insignifcant issue; while this puts the NFL Players' Association in the position of having to defend someone whose conduct was reprehensible, the larger point stands. If the NFL and teams can continue to double-dip in terms of punishment based on this precedent, the system is open to abuse.

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Given that suspensions change regularly we already know the language of the CBA allows it. Suspensions don’t just change because of appeal, sometimes Goodell gives time off for quality time on the lecture circuit preaching against their behavior.

They didn’t, and he won’t.

[TangledUpInBlue]

Classic. “Listen Cougar, my son tells me your company sucks”..........