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Did NFL fumble on Rice’s punishment for domestic violence?

Clip: 8/1/2014 | 4m 44s

Jeffrey Brown talks to Christine Brennan of USA Today/ABC News about the pushback.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has defended the two-game punishment of Baltimore Ravens’ Ray Rice for domestic abuse. The case, and its aftermath, have sparked a firestorm of public criticism that the penalty was too lenient. Jeffrey Brown talks to Christine Brennan of USA Today/ABC News about the pushback, and how the case fits into larger problems for the sport.

08/01/2014 | Rating NR

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