Update: The running back had his contract terminated after initially earning a two-game suspension for the punch. Last week, the NFL commissioner sent a letter to team owners saying “domestic violence is unacceptable.” Warning: Graphic content.
The White House released a statement Monday night calling domestic violence unacceptable. "All of us have a responsibility to put a stop to it."
Head Coach John Harbaugh said Monday evening that the Baltimore Ravens decided to terminate Ray Rice's contract after seeing the video for the first time Monday morning.
Harbaugh declined to describe how Rice reacted to his termination. He said he and his wife would try to help Rice and his wife, Janay Palmer, however they could.
"My pain is for both of them as a couple," he said.
Harbaugh added he was satisfied with the diligence of the investigation into the incident. The video had not been available to the team before Monday, he said.
"It wasn't something we ever saw, ever had access to," he said.
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