Report: Ray Rice suspended 2 games for alleged assault
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The verdict is in for Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice:
NFL is suspending Ravens RB Ray Rice for the first two games this season, per sources. The suspension is expected to be announced today.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 24, 2014
Rice will also be fined $58,000, Schefter adds.
For allegedly assaulting his wife (then fiancee), Rice will miss one-eighth of the season. It's a punishment only half as severe as what repeat violators of the NFL's policy on substance abuse face.
Rice will be sidelined for the Ravens' games against the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers. He'll be eligible to return Sept. 21.