Ray Rice won his appeal of his suspension and has been reinstated by the NFL, and a few teams have reportedly expressed interest in the running back.Rice was released by the Ravens earlier in the year following his suspension in the wake of his domestic violence incident, and he is currently free to sign with any team in the league.
According to media reports, Rice has stayed in great shape while he has awaited word on his reinstatement, and he believes that he can step in right away and help any team that chooses to sign him.
The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints are said to be among the teams that have considered signing Rice, although New Orleans has since stated that they will not be bringing him in.
The Colts would seem to be a perfect fit for Rice after the season-ending injury to Ahmad Bradshaw, although they seem unlikely to be interested in dealing with the media circus that will surely come with Rice if he joins a new team. Other teams are interested in Rice, but league sources declined to identify which teams they are.
There are doubts about how much value Rice could provide to a team since he has not played football since training camp.
Even if reports are true that he has stayed in great shape, he may need a few games to readjust to NFL game speed. Teams in the playoff hunt may not feel like waiting on Rice to get acclimated, and teams that are out of the race may prefer to wait and try to find a running back in next year's NFL draft.
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