1. Ray Rice elevator video surfaces
The story that grabbed the top spot on our countdown is one that rocked the most powerful league in American sports and started a national conversation about domestic violence in the NFL. A few days before the Adrian Peterson news broke, another running back was in hot water after TMZ released video of Ray Rice and his then-fiancée arguing in an elevator. The footage from a casino in Atlantic City was horrifying to watch as it showed Rice punch his now-wife in the face. She then falls to the ground and he can be seen dragging her body halfway out of the elevator before security arrived.
When the world saw what happened in that elevator, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell came under fire for only suspending the running back for two games. Rice’s contract was terminated by the Baltimore Ravens, however, a federal court ruled that he is eligible to play in the NFL again should another team be willing to pick him up.
In the light of the video, the NFL changed its policy of how it handles domestic violence cases.
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