If he had just taken her back to the hotel room before he smacked her around he would still be playing.
The NFL did not want to suspend him. Not for 2 games, not at all. It was the video that forced their hand. They don’t care that he beats her up, just that he should not do it on camera.
Kind of like bammy saying he should have thought about "the optics" of him playing golf 10 minutes after his talking with the parents of some guy who got his head cut off by muslim animals.
It all makes sense, doesn't it?
FMCDH(BITS)
The NFL did not want to suspend him. Not for 2 games, not at all. It was the video that forced their hand. They don’t care that he beats her up,
Neither do the fans.
“She was victimized by Ravens fans, who cheered Rice upon his return to the field, where he was asked on TV what “encouraging words” his wife had for him before getting this ovation.”
“How do we know this? Well, look at Floyd Mayweather. He’s been convicted of domestic violence (and recently accused again of troubling behavior) and there will be plenty of cheers for him this weekend. There were plenty of cheers for San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald when he played against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday despite being arrested for allegedly abusing his pregnant girlfriend. And there were plenty of cheers on Sunday for Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Greg Hardy, who was convicted this summer for assaulting his girlfriend.”