The Baltimore Ravens cut running back and domestic abuser Ray Rice on Monday afternoon following the release of a tape that showed him striking his wife Janay in an elevator earlier this year.
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Ravens owner Steve Biscotti penned a rather lengthy letter to Ravens fans to explain in his own words just what happened with the Ray Rice situation. In one of the most devastating passages, Biscotti says the team deliberately stopped trying to obtain the video that was released on Monday morning.
"In March, the prosecutor dropped the case against Janay, but elevated the charge against Ray from simple assault to aggravated assault. At this point, we decided to defer action until completion of the court proceedings. We stopped seeking to view or obtain a copy of the video. We halted our fact-finding. That was a mistake on our part."
Another interesting passages was when Biscotti apologized to Ravens fans for letting them down in anyway.
"We hope that Ray will continue to work to be the best husband, father and person he can be, and he will turn this awful situation into something positive. We also have learned a great deal and will continue to strive to be an organization and team you and Baltimore will be proud of. I am sorry we let you down."
Biscotti was careful not to apologize for anything specific, rather he gave a broad and rather watered down apology that feels a bit empty. He certainly had a lot to say about the situation though, which means despite having a pretty deep timeline of the series of events, that darn video just didn’t find its way to anyone’s desk.
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