Video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancee in an elevator has hit the internet today. If outrage was high beforehand and in the wake of the two-game suspension, it has reached a whole new level today.
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One of those who are the most upset is ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. During a nearly five-minute segment with Hannah Storm on SportCenter, Schefter laid into the NFL. Hard to argue with Schefter’s take on the situation, covering topics such as revisiting his punishment and a possible double-jeopardy situation.
Here’s a partial transcript, as transcribed by Business Insider:
"“It comes down to this: If the NFL had seen that video and suspended Ray Rice for two games, then it’s an embarrassment of the highest proportion. And if it didn’t seen the video before, then it’s time to go back and revisit it.“There’s not a lot that the league can say that at this point will undo the wrong that has been done here. The league got this wrong. Roger Goodell admitted that he got this wrong. This is arguably the biggest black eye the league has ever had. … Roger Goodell will look back on his time as commissioner of the NFL and say this is easily this is the biggest regret.“The Ravens, also, accompanied Ray Rice to New York to the league meeting, opened their training facility for him to conduct a press conference, penned tributes to him on their website, supported him through this process. It is difficult to watch this video and bring those ideas together that anybody who could see anybody act like that could support any person. If anybody in this company or any company out there ever did what he did, do you think they’d be working for that company much longer? It’s hard to imagine that.”"
You can watch the segment below: