--- description: The beer maker says it is “increasingly concerned” about domestic violence among players in the league title: Major NFL Sponsor Anheuser-Busch Criticizes NFL Over Scandals image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3bed5edf6fb3acff/6986a3a206f2c1b976330be5/134861264.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [NFL](/tag/nfl/) ## NFL Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Major NFL Sponsor Anheuser-Busch Criticizes NFL Over Scandals  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2014 9:00 PM CUT  Running back Ray Rice #27 of the Baltimore Ravens runs the ball against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 4, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio. Running back Ray Rice #27 of the Baltimore Ravens runs the ball against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 4, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio.Matt Sullivan—Getty Images  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2014 9:00 PM CUT The NFL’s official beer sponsor Anheuser-Busch [blasted](http://newsroom.anheuser-busch.com/anheuser-busch-statement-on-nfl-sponsorship/ "undefined") the league in a statement Tuesday over its handling of recent domestic violence scandals involving former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and current Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. “We are disappointed and increasingly concerned by the recent incidents that have overshadowed this NFL season,” the Anheuser-Busch statement said. “We are not yet satisfied with the league’s handling of behaviors that so clearly go against our own company culture and moral code. We have shared our concerns and expectations with the league.” According to CNBC, Anheuser-Busch sponsors 88% of teams in the league and is the second-biggest sponsor in the NFL after Gatorade. The NFL has come under harsh [criticism](http://time.com/3319243/oj-simpson-ray-rice/ "undefined") in recent days for its handling of the two latest scandals. Rice was cut from the Ravens and suspended from the league after video surfaced of him punching his now-wife unconscious. [Peterson](http://time.com/3379713/adrian-peterson-statement-not-a-child-abuser/ "undefined") was censured but allowed to stay on with the Vikings following his arrest for disciplining his four-year-old son with a whip. While most of the league’s sponsors have opted to stay, the Radisson hotel chain [pulled](http://carlson.com/news-and-media/news-releases.do?article=8660785&hootPostID=511dee2099ba9fec719bdc180dd01324 "undefined") its support Monday for the Vikings program Monday. 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