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I don't agree with the post below at all. First off, Tyreek was younger and dumber than Rice when he did what he did...not that it makes it any more right, but still. Secondly, Rice doesn't seem any more sorry about what he did than any of the others, including Reek. And Rice slugged his squeeze like it was a reflex...like it was his natural response to do it immediately...and it appeared as if he was experienced with it (knocking women out). These guys have seen nothing on Reek...it really saddens me that it happened, first and foremost for the victim, but also because he really does seem like a decent guy when you watch/listen to him in clips/interviews. They posted that video of Reek and his family after the 49ers game and he looked like a great family man...and his children just gleamed at him like they idolized and loved the hell out of him, as did his wife. You would never guess that the dude had done something like that. I remember when the crowd began chanting his name at Arrowhead his rookie year, he just appeared totally elated and somewhat surprised that they accepted him, knowing his past. He is always polite in interviews, he seems to be well-liked by his teammates and even other players in the league... It really sucks that he did that... but then again, if he didn't....we probably wouldn't have snatched him in the 5th round... he would have been gone in the 1st.
Elijah:
Can't say I disagree on any of that. Rice seems to have genuinely learned from his mistake and shown remorse. All those other guys have either pretended nothing happened or aggressively pursued a victim blaming campaign.
OT but I still maintain that Rice would have been out of the league just as fast if the incident never happened. He was straight up bad by that point.
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