What was supposed to be a minor incident involving Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice may turn into a much larger ordeal.
Multiple media sites are reporting that Rice struck his fiancée with his hand, rendering her unconscious. TMZ Sports obtained video from a surveillance camera of Rice carrying a limp Janay Palmer out of an elevator at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City and lays her face down on the floor.
Near the end of the video, Palmer appears to revive.
Rice and Palmer both were arrested for their involvement in the physical altercation and were later released.
TMZ Sports added that police have video evidence that both Rice and Parker attacked each other.
ESPN reported that it obtained a summons indicating Palmer was unconscious.
The Baltimore Sun reported that Rice's arrest and charge of simple assault-domestic violence in Atlantic City will be reviewed by the league under the NFL personal-conduct policy, according to a league source.
Under the policy, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has wide discretion on punishing players regardless of how legal situations are adjudicated. Goodell once suspended Pittsburgh Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger during the 2010 season for six games, which was later reduced to four games, after the quarterback was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in Georgia. Roethlisberger was never charged with a crime.
NFL discipline can include suspensions, fines, banishment from the league, a probationary period where conditions have to be satisfied before reinstatement or a formal reprimand, the Sun reported.
According to ESPN, Rice's attorney, Michael Diamondstein, told The Baltimore Sun that the footage is authentic but incomplete. The prosecutor's office released a statement saying the case has been referred to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office for review.
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