The Baltimore Ravens are in what scientists call “deep doody” following an ESPN expose that claims the team not only knew about the Ray Rice video in the hours after the running back beat his wife in an elevator, but then tried to cover it up.
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To put it simply, the report is so damning for the Ravens that Roger Goodell actually comes off as a sympathetic character, which tells you all you need to know. Naturally, the Ravens aren’t going quietly behind the shed and are instead going to make this as messy as possible by forcing their public execution to be the hard way rather than the easy way.
According to Jason La Canfora, the Ravens believe the ESPN report contains errors that make them look bad.
Ravens say ESPN article contains "numerous errors, inaccuracies, false assumptions" and team "will address all of these next week"
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) September 20, 2014
It’s as thought the ravens didn’t think that they were already hated enough by everyone with a conscious and wanted to make sure they’re universally hated. The press conference they’re holding next week will surely be nothing more than the sham Roger Goodell’s was today but at least the media will get a chance to ask questions.
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