The Baltimore Ravens are dealing with criticism for making the choice to honor former working again Ray Rice as a “legend of the sport” on Sunday earlier than the crew hosts the Miami Dolphins.
Rice was a star working again for the Ravens till he was launched in the course of the 2014 season following a much-publicized home violence incident during which he was caught on movie punching his then-fiance (and present spouse) earlier than dragging her out of an elevator.
He was arrested for the assault after which suspended for 2 video games by the NFL. The Ravens launched him and he by no means performed one other down within the league.
Lengthy-time NFL author Mike Freeman of USA At this time argued that the Ravens are making “a horrible mistake” by honoring Rice.
The Ravens’ reasoning for doing so is that Rice has labored to make amends for the incident and has been energetic locally, together with doing work with home violence teams.
Stated Ravens President Sashi Brown in a crew assertion:
“He was additionally constantly locally, giving again. Importantly, after Ray’s incident he owned it. On his personal accord, Ray undertook important work inside himself and to carry consciousness to and educate others on home violence. Nothing will change his previous or make it proper, however Ray’s work has allowed him to atone for his actions and rebuild relationships personally and professionally, together with with the Ravens.”
Rice was additionally quoted as saying that he understands why he was let go by the crew and that he hopes folks can see the place he’s now and that he’s not the identical particular person he was 10 years in the past.
One of the best ways for Rice to obtain a second likelihood is to really put within the work to appropriate the errors of his previous. The Ravens insist that he has finished that. However it’s nonetheless going to be laborious for a big proportion of most people to simply accept that and take their phrase for it.
Honoring him as a “legend of the sport” is certainly going to boost eyebrows and open the crew as much as criticism given his exit from the group (and the league).
