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| American football star fired over girlfriend punch | American football star fired over girlfriend punch |
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| The NFL's Baltimore Ravens have terminated the contract of their star running back Ray Rice, after the release of a video which appears to show him striking his wife. | |
| The video released by TMZ Sports shows Rice arguing with Janay Palmer, who was then his fiancee, inside a lift in an Atlantic City casino. | |
| The couple hit each other before Rice is seen punching Ms Palmer in the face. | |
| Another video released earlier showed Rice dragging Ms Palmer from the lift. | Another video released earlier showed Rice dragging Ms Palmer from the lift. |
| In July, the NFL suspended the running back for two games after the earlier video was made public. | In July, the NFL suspended the running back for two games after the earlier video was made public. |
| The Ravens' move comes during the first week of the NFL's season. On Sunday Baltimore, working without their star running back, lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 23-16. | The Ravens' move comes during the first week of the NFL's season. On Sunday Baltimore, working without their star running back, lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 23-16. |
| An NFL spokesman said he was not aware of the existence of the second video showing Rice striking Ms Palmer's face until Monday. | An NFL spokesman said he was not aware of the existence of the second video showing Rice striking Ms Palmer's face until Monday. |
| A few hours later the team released a statement saying, "The Baltimore Ravens terminated the contract of RB Ray Rice this afternoon." | A few hours later the team released a statement saying, "The Baltimore Ravens terminated the contract of RB Ray Rice this afternoon." |
| Ray Rice was drafted by the Ravens in 2008 after playing at New Jersey's Rutgers University. | Ray Rice was drafted by the Ravens in 2008 after playing at New Jersey's Rutgers University. |
| He was selected to three Pro Bowl teams and was a member of the Ravens' Super Bowl champion team during the 2012-13 season. | He was selected to three Pro Bowl teams and was a member of the Ravens' Super Bowl champion team during the 2012-13 season. |