Ray Rice: A Balance of Truth and Grace
So... by now we've all seen the video of Ray Rice hitting his wife in an Atlantic City hotel back in February. My initial feelings -- I was offended and shocked. I knew Ray and his wife Janay had a major altercation. I figured he had struck his wife at least once. I knew they'd had a situation on that elevator. When this story first broke months ago, I'd hoped that the reason Ray dragged his wife off the elevator was because she'd had too much to drink. But... the video released yesterday proves Ray guilty. The video proves that Ray and Janay's "situation" was more involved than many of us had hoped. It proves that Ray was abusive. It proves that he used his massive strength - the same strength that helped him run footballs into the end zone - to hurt his then-girlfriend. As I think of this saddening event, I'll share a few thoughts I've got. 1. The NFL finally got it right I refuse to get into a debate over whether the NFL or the R...