--- title: Ray Rice Suspension: Court Overturns NFL Suspension description: Ray Rice has been reinstated into the NFL after winning an appeal against his indefinite suspension from the league. canonical: https://time.com/3609836/ray-rice-suspension-overturned/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-28T20:44:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:00:17.715Z article:section: Sports og:title: Ray Rice Suspension: Court Overturns NFL Suspension og:description: Ray Rice has been reinstated into the NFL after winning an appeal against his indefinite suspension from the league. og:url: https://time.com/3609836/ray-rice-suspension-overturned/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ad6a2ba24920f4d/69876b7ae20a87e840a83a4a/ray-rice-ravens-nfl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3713 og:image:height: 2089 og:image:alt: Ray Rice og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ray Rice Suspension: Court Overturns NFL Suspension twitter:description: Ray Rice has been reinstated into the NFL after winning an appeal against his indefinite suspension from the league. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ad6a2ba24920f4d/69876b7ae20a87e840a83a4a/ray-rice-ravens-nfl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:58 video:published: 2014-07-31 section: sports topics: domestic violence, public apology, family impact, accountability, community responsibility, advocacy against violence genre: apology statement, personal statement tones: remorseful, sincere, somber, earnest emotions: regret (high), shame (medium), sadness (medium) sentiment: negative audience: sports fans, general news readers, people interested in domestic violence, football followers people: Ray Rice organizations: Baltimore community content_suitability: violence [00:01-01:58]; crime [01:30-01:39] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Ray Rice Suspension Overturned > Sponsored content. 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He says he and his wife plan to speak out against domestic violence when the time is right. He acknowledges the act was the biggest mistake of his life and says he will pay for it. ## Key points - Rice says he was raised by a single parent, his mother, and that he let her down. (00:01) - Rice says he let his wife, his daughter, his wife's parents, the Baltimore community and his teammates down. (00:12) - Rice says he and his wife still have to deal with the incident, and that her pain is his pain. (00:35) - Rice says the main purpose of his statement is to apologize to his wife, whom he has known since high school. (00:42) - Rice says he and his wife want to help people and speak out against domestic violence when the time is right. (00:42) - Rice says violence of any kind, especially man on woman, is not right and should not be tolerated. (01:22) - Rice says he will stand by his position and has to pay for what he did. (01:30) - Rice says he made the biggest mistake of his life. (01:53) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:35] Apology to family and community. Rice describes letting down his mother, wife, daughter, in-laws, Baltimore community and teammates. - [00:35 to 00:42] Ongoing impact on the marriage. Rice says he and his wife still deal with the incident and share each other's pain. - [00:42 to 01:22] Apology to wife and plans for advocacy. Rice apologizes to his wife and says the couple intends to help others once the time is right. - [01:22 to 01:58] Condemning violence against women. Rice states that violence, especially man on woman, is wrong and acknowledges his mistake and consequences. ## Key quotes - [01:22] Ray Rice: "violence of any kind, especially man on woman. It's just not right." - [01:53] Ray Rice: "I made the biggest mistake of my life." - [00:42] Ray Rice: "one thing that. I wanted to do today was, you know, apologize to my wife." - [00:12] Ray Rice: "I let my wife's parents down, I let the whole Baltimore community down." ## Questions this video answers - Who is Ray Rice apologizing to in this video? [00:42] - What does Ray Rice say he let down? [00:12] - What does Ray Rice say about violence against women? [01:22] - What does Ray Rice say he and his wife plan to do in the future? [00:42] - What does Ray Rice call his mistake? [01:53] ## Content suitability - violence [00:01-01:58]: Speaker addresses violence against his wife in a domestic context; the act itself is referenced, not depicted. - crime [01:30-01:39]: Speaker says he has to pay for his actions, implying legal or other consequences.  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Nov 28, 2014 8:44 PM UTC  Ray Rice arrives for an appeal hearing of his indefinite suspension from the NFL on Nov. 5, 2014, in New York. Ray Rice arrives for an appeal hearing of his indefinite suspension from the NFL on Nov. 5, 2014, in New York. Seth Wenig—AP  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Nov 28, 2014 8:44 PM UTC Ray Rice has been [reinstated](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/%5F/id/11949855/ray-rice-baltimore-ravens-wins-appeal-eligible-reinstatement) into the NFL and could potentially play again, after winning an appeal Friday against his indefinite suspension from the league. The former Baltimore Ravens running back was suspended in September after video emerged of him punching his wife unconscious in an elevator and then dragging her limp body out of the closing doors. The appeal to the suspension was heard by U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones. A NFL spokesman told [ESPN](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/%5F/id/11949855/ray-rice-baltimore-ravens-wins-appeal-eligible-reinstatement) that the league would “accept the ruling as binding.” While the ruling means Rice is eligible to play in the NFL again, he will first have to find a team that will take him. The Ravens terminated his contract in September as the controversy surrounding the elevator incident grew. \[[_ESPN_](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/%5F/id/11949855/ray-rice-baltimore-ravens-wins-appeal-eligible-reinstatement)\] ## Transcript [00:01] I was raised by a single parent, and that was my mother. [00:05] You know to sit here today and you know replay the things [00:08] that my mom raised me to be. You know I let her down, I [00:12] let my wife down, I let my daughter down. I [00:17] let my wife's parents down, I let the whole Baltimore [00:21] community down. And I got my teammates there to support [00:23] me, I let my teammates down. You know I let so many [00:26] people down because of thirty seconds of my life that, you [00:30] know, I know I can't take back. There's [00:35] many nights that me and my wife sleep together and we [00:38] still have to deal with this. And her pain is my pain, [00:42] my pain is her pain but one thing that. I wanted to do today [00:46] was, you know, apologize to my wife. Who, I've [00:50] known since high school. I've known her since a kid. You [00:53] know, I met her in high school, and, she's the same [00:57] girl now that she is. Great mother, and, she's [01:01] a great wife. And she supports me, you know, throughout [01:05] and. You know, when the time is right, when the time is [01:08] right. And I say that because, you gotta fix [01:12] yourself before you can go out there and help others. And [01:14] when the time's right me and my wife, we wanna go out [01:18] there and, and help people, anybody. You [01:22] know, violence of any kind, especially man [01:27] on woman. It's just not right. It's not right. It shouldn't be [01:30] tolerated It's not right for society, no matter what. That's [01:35] something I'll stand by and I have to pay for that. But me [01:39] and my wife when the time is right, we will go out there and [01:42] help as many people as we can to go out there. And speak [01:46] out against domestic violence, because there's something [01:49] that shouldn't be, it's just, it's just totally inexcusable. 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