Report: Ray Rice To Appeal NFL Indefinite Suspension

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice sits on the sideline in the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Ray Rice plans to appeal his indefinite suspension from the NFL on Monday, according to a report from Pro Football Talk.

The move by Rice comes a week after the Baltimore Ravens cut Rice from the team and the NFL suspended him indefinitely following the release of surveillance footage that allegedly showed Rice punching his then-fiancée, Janay Palmer.

The NFL Players Association and a lawyer retained by Rice will handle his appeal, according tot he report.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has the ultimate authority on the appeal because the suspension was imposed through the personal-conduct policy, Pro Football Talk said.

(H/t: Yahoo News)

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