NFLPA Announces Investigation Into Handling of Ray Rice Matter

At about noon on Wednesday, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) announced that it will conduct its own investigation into how the league handled the Ray Rice case that eventually resulted in the indefinite suspension of the former Baltimore Ravens running back.

The decision was announced in a press release:

The NFLPA has retained Richard Craig Smith, Head of Regulatory and Governmental  Investigation, United States of Norton Rose Fulbright to conduct our investigation surrounding the due process, discipline, facts and conduct of the NFL League Office and Baltimore Ravens resulting in the indefinite suspension of Ray Rice.  As a former federal prosecutor, Mr. Smith brings tremendous experience and expertise. The NFLPA will request that the NFL and the Baltimore Ravens cooperate in the interest of transparency. This investigation will run parallel to Rice’s appeal.

NFLPA hires Norton Rose Fulbright to investigate NFL's handling of Ray Rice penalty. Firm worked for union on Dolphins & Bountygate.

— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) September 24, 2014