Report: Ray Rice Will Argue NFL Made Decision Based On Edited TMZ Video
The NFL Players Association filed an appeal of the indefinite suspension on behalf of Ray Rice on Sept. 16.
Ray Rice will argue that the NFL extended his suspension "on the basis of an edited [TMZ] videotape," reported ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Robert Mueller, the man appointed by the NFL to oversee the investigation of how the league handled the case, is expected to have access to the full elevator security video, sources also told ESPN.
Mueller was the director of the FBI from 2001 to 2013. He has also led the United States Department of Justice, working on cases involving such things as white-collar crime, financial fraud, terrorism, drugs, and corruption.
The new Rice report comes just days after ESPN's "Outside The Lines" said "purposeful misdirection" was conducted by the Ravens investigation during the investigation.
OTL REPORT:Purposeful misdirection by Ravens, scant investigation by NFL in Rice case. @DVNJr @KVanValkenburg report. http://t.co/sH5Cd12jog
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OTL REPORT:Purposeful misdirection by Ravens, scant investigation by NFL in Rice case. @DVNJr @KVanValkenburg report. http://t.co/sH5Cd12jog
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The Ravens later told BuzzFeed News the "Outside The Lines" report contained "numerous errors, inaccuracies, false assumptions and, perhaps, misunderstandings." To which ESPN responded by saying "we stand by our reporting."
ESPN's statement in reply to the Ravens' response: "We stand by our reporting."
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ESPN's statement in reply to the Ravens' response: "We stand by our reporting."
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