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after he was arrested for allegedly knocking his then fiancee (now wife) Janay Palmer unconscious in an Atlantic City elevator in February. He was later accepted into a pretrial diversionary program to avoid prosecution.
The brevity of the suspension resulted in a public outcry, prompting NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to institute a stricter domestic-violence policy.
We’ve had video of Ray dragging his unconscious fiancee’s body out of the elevator since February. On Monday TMZ published a new video from inside the elevator that shows Rice punching Palmer in the face and knocking her out.
In the video
the two appear to be arguing. When Palmer takes a step toward Rice, he punches her with his left hand in the face.
In the aftermath of the suspension, some Britney Fan Club (@funzoo143) / Twitterhypothesized that Palmer was the aggressor in the elevator and that’s why Rice’s suspension was so short. Based on the new video, that is not the case.
The NFL released a statement saying no one from the league had seen the new video until Monday morning.
Here’s the video: (Be warned: This video is violent and disturbing. Watch at your own risk.)
