A Timeline of the NFL's and Ravens' Reactions to Ray Rice Incident
— -- The Baltimore Ravens cut Ray Rice on Monday after video surfaced of him knocking out his then-fiancée, now-wife Janay Palmer in an Atlantic City elevator. As players and fans continued to react with outrage, here is a timeline of reaction from the NFL and the Ravens from the time the incident was first alleged in February until now.
Feb. 15, 2014
Rice and Palmer are arrested and charged with simple assault at an Atlantic City casino. The police report state both parties "struck each other with their hands," but that neither suffered any injuries. Rice's lawyer calls the incident a "minor physical altercation."
Feb. 19
TMZ releases a video of Rice dragging Palmer's limp body out of the casino elevator. It indicates that the incident had been far more serious than initially reported. A summons obtained by ESPN reveals Palmer had been knocked unconscious after being struck by Rice in the elevator. Rice's lawyer said he and Rice would "not try this case in the media."