Janay Rice recently had a birthday and went on Twitter to thank her husband, former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, calling him, "the best husband in the world."
Perhaps it was from the $1.44 million party he could've thrown her.
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Multiple media outlets reported that Ray Rice settled out of court with the Ravens over his grievance seeking $3.52 million for releasing him after the TMZ video of him punching then-fiancée Janay in an Atlantic City Casino elevator.
That amount was his base pay for 2014, according to the Baltimore Sun. The Sun added that the Ravens held out $1.44 million against the salary cap after the grievance was filed in October.
"Rice's representatives and the NFL Players Association were prepared to argue that the Ravens violated Article 46 of the collective bargaining agreement when he was released," according to the Sun. "The provision prohibits the NFL and teams from punishing a player more than once for a single violation."
The articled added that the Ravens might have felt some pressure not to go to court.
"One source opined that the NFL and Ravens might have wanted to avoid a potential challenge and precedent to teams' right to cut players for virtually any reason under the collective bargaining agreement," the Sun reported.
So while Rice may have some money to spend in the short term, he still is trying to find a consistent stream of revenue. After the video went public, the Ravens terminated Rice's $35 million contract in September.
Federal judge Barbara S. Walton reinstated Rice in November, after the NFL came down with a yearlong suspension following the release of the video in September.
None of the 32 NFL teams offered Rice so much as a free-agent tryout last season. Speculation rose that the other franchises did not want a media circus surrounding Rice.
The second leading rusher in Ravens history with 6,180 yards is hoping to find teams more receptive to taking a chance on him in 2015 when his domestic violence incident is further behind him in the rearview mirror.
Also working against Rice is the fact that he was coming off his worst season statistically in 2013 when he rushed for a meager 660 yards with just four touchdowns and a meager 3.1-yards-per-carry average.
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