The Baltimore Ravens announced Monday they have terminated running back Ray Rice’s contract after elevator surveillance video released by TMZ shows the apparent moment Rice punches then-fiancée Janay Palmer, knocking her out.
The incident took place at Atlantic City’s Revel casino on Feb. 15, and following Rice’s arrest, he was given a mere two-game suspension and fined over $500,000.
The newly leaked video shows Rice punching Palmer twice in the face, causing her to fall after the second. She hits her head on a handrail inside the elevator on her way down and appears to be out cold.
A spokesperson for the NFL says the video from inside the elevator “was not made available” during their investigation, reports NBC Washington.
However, after the mishandling of the NFL’s investigation and punishment, in August, Commissioner Roger Goodell implemented a six-game suspension for NFL personnel who are charged with domestic violence or sexual assault and banishment from the league after a second offense.
