Football Law Enforcement claims they sent Ray Rice vid to NFL in April - Page 2

Archie F. Swin · 03:06 PM

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-ne...video-sent-nfl

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive three months ago, while league officers have insisted they didn't see the violent images until this week.

The person played The Associated Press a 12-second voicemail from an NFL office number on April 9 confirming the video arrived. A female voice expresses thanks and says: "You're right. It's terrible."

The law enforcement official, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, says he had no further communication with any NFL employee and can't confirm anyone watched the video. The person said they were unauthorized to release the video but shared it unsolicited, because they wanted the NFL to have it before deciding on Rice's punishment.

The NFL has repeatedly said it asked for but could not obtain the video of Rice hitting Janay Palmer — who is now his wife — at an Atlantic City casino in February.

The league says it has no record of the video, and no one in the league office had seen it until TMZ released it. When asked about the voicemail Wednesday, NFL officials repeated their assertion that no league official had seen the video before Monday.

The person said he sent a DVD copy of the security camera video to an NFL office and included his contact information. He asked the AP not to release the name of the NFL executive, for fear that the information would identify the law enforcement official as the source.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell initially suspended Rice for two games following the February incident, but the Ravens released Rice on Monday and the NFL suspended him indefinitely after the website TMZ released the video.

Goodell told CBS on Tuesday that "no one in the NFL, to my knowledge" had seen a new video of what happened on the elevator until it was posted online.

"We assumed that there was a video. We asked for video. But we were never granted that opportunity," Goodell said.

In a memo to the NFL's 32 teams on Wednesday, Goodell said that the league asked law enforcement for the video, but not the casino. "In the context of a criminal investigation, information obtained outside of law enforcement that has not been tested by prosecutors or by the court system is not necessarily a reliable basis for imposing league discipline," he wrote.

The video, shown to the AP on Monday, is slightly longer than the TMZ version, and includes some audio.

Rice and Janay Palmer — now Janay Rice — can be heard shouting obscenities at each other, and she appears to spit at Rice right before he throws a brutal punch. After she collapses, he drags her out of the elevator and is met by some hotel staff. One of them can be heard saying, "She's drunk, right?" And then, "No cops."

Rice had been charged with felony aggravated assault in the case, but in May he was accepted into a pretrial intervention program that allowed him to avoid jail time and could lead to the charge being purged from his record. A prominent New Jersey lawmaker called Tuesday for that decision to be reviewed.

Hours after portions of the video were made public by TMZ, Goodell suspended Rice indefinitely and Baltimore terminated his contract. He had originally been suspended for two games, and team officials had praised him for his apologies and actions after his arrest for aggravated assault.

Goodell and team officials said they were taking more severe action because of the violence in the video.

ShowtimeSBMVP · 09-10-2014, 03:19 PM

If it's illegal for law enforcement to turn over evidence of an ongoing investigation, somebody really went all W. Mark Felt here.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) September 10, 2014

ShowtimeSBMVP · 09-10-2014, 03:20 PM

Source w/ intimate ties to NFL execs, says of report the NFL got Rice tape in April: "If that's true, it's over for a few different people."
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) September 10, 2014

**notorious** · 09-10-2014, 03:28 PM

Acting incompetent is better then admitting guilt.

Politics 101

jd1020 · 09-10-2014, 03:29 PM

Belongs in this http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=282940 thread /Goodell

kcxiv · 09-10-2014, 03:29 PM

This is the NFL, they dont do scandals. Godell is done. there is no way he makes it out. Its Karma though. There is a damned reason why he gets boo'ed all the time during the draft, no one likes his ass.

Dayze · 09-10-2014, 03:29 PM

I hope this brings the NFL to its knees. It would be glorious.

**notorious** · 09-10-2014, 03:30 PM

Once again, THE OWNERS CONTROL GODDELL.

Hate the owners, not the puppet.

scho63 · 09-10-2014, 03:33 PM

Goodell may be joining Ray Rice on the "banned indefinitely" list!

Discuss Thrower · 09-10-2014, 03:34 PM

I'll bet my $7000 in casino cash that says, if there are any firing involved with ElevatorGate, that Goodell will not be one of them.

**Easy 6** · 09-10-2014, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notorious

Once again, THE OWNERS CONTROL GODDELL.

Hate the owners, not the puppet.

But once a commish has his seat, does that mean he has to bow to their every whim?

**BigRedChief** · 09-10-2014, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

NFL just denied receiving the tape.

Some hapless secretary or manager is about to be sacrificed to protect the Shield.

Yep, small fry sacrifice coming.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 09-10-2014, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayze

I hope this brings the NFL to its knees. It would be glorious.

My feeling exactly. This league has turned in to a bag of ****ing suck.

Simply Red · 09-10-2014, 03:38 PM

SIGN DONALD TRUMP!!!!!

**notorious** · 09-10-2014, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy 6

But once a commish has his seat, does that mean he has to bow to their every whim?

He better.

eDave · 09-10-2014, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Some hapless secretary or manager is about to be sacrificed to protect the Shield.

Yup.

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