Cyrus Langhorne
Undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is the latest high-profile celebrity to weigh-in on the controversy surrounding suspended NFL player Ray Rice.
In Money Mayweather’s opinion, the NFL should have not changed its initial punishment despite leaked footage of Rice’s attack on his then-fiancée surfacing this week.
“They had said that they had suspended him for two games. Whether they saw the tape or not, I truly believe a person should stick to their word. If you tell me you’re going to do something, do what you say you’re going to do. But once again, I’m not in the NFL, so I can’t really speak on the situation.” (MLive)
Floyd Mayweather suggests worse things happen in other people’s relationships right here…
Mayweather also noted Rice’s passion for playing in the NFL.
“I think there’s a lot worse things that go on in other people’s households, also,” he said. “It’s just not caught on video. I know he’s probably going through a lot right now because football is his passion, football is his love. It’s no different than with me being in the fight game, if they told me, ‘Floyd, you’ve got the biggest deal in sports history,’ and then a couple months later, they say, ‘You know what, your deal is taken away from you’ — oh, man. It’s not really just the money, it’s just the love of the sport, the passion.” (MLive)
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest issued a statement on behalf of President Barack Obama Tuesday (September 9).
“The President is the father of two daughters. And like any American, he believes that domestic violence is contemptible and unacceptable in a civilized society. Hitting a woman is not something a real man does, and that’s true whether or not an act of violence happens in the public eye, or, far too often, behind closed doors. Stopping domestic violence is something that’s bigger than football – and all of us have a responsibility to put a stop to it.” (Statement)
The suspended NFL player’s wife Janay Rice jumped onto her Instagram page Tuesday morning to address the drama.
“I woke up this morning feeling like I had a horrible nightmare, feeling like I’m mourning the death of my closest friend. But to have to accept the fact that it’s reality is a nightmare in itself. No one knows the pain that the media & unwanted options from the public has caused my family. To make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret everyday is a horrible thing. To take something away from the man I love that he has worked his a** off for all his life just to gain ratings is a horrific. THIS IS OUR LIFE! What don’t you all get. If your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all happiness away, you’ve succeeded on so many levels. Just know we will continue to grow & show the world what real love is! Ravensnation we love!,” Mrs. Rice wrote September 9. (Janay Palmer-Rice’s Instagram)
Details of the Baltimore Ravens’ decision to release Rice surfaced Monday (September 8) afternoon.
Ray Rice won’t get another chance with the Baltimore Ravens after all. He might not get a chance anywhere else in the NFL either. The Ravens announced they’ve terminated Rice’s contract Monday afternoon, hours after TMZ.com posted video of the embattled running back punching his then-fiancée during an altercation at an Atlantic City hotel in February. (USA Today)
This little dude doesn’t get it
Says the guy who is getting sued by his ex-fiancee and did jail time for beating women. First the nigga can’t read now he apparently has no morals too.
I dont respect floyd after this. A woman should never be hit, punched slapped none of that. I’ll shake tf out yo ass, but i will NEVER put my hands on a woman
“I dont respect floyd after this.”
You’re right, even though you said it in a bitchass way.
bruh, go yo negative ass somewhere.