Less than 24 hours after he was cut by the Baltimore Ravens, running back Ray Rice broke his silence on Tuesday through statements to ESPN’s Josina Anderson and CNN’s Rachel Nichols.

In both statements, Rice said he was staying strong for his wife, Janay Rice. He told Anderson:

“I have to be strong for my wife. She is so strong. We are in good spirits. We have a lot of people praying for us and we’ll continue to support each other. I have to be there for (Janay) and my family right now and work through this.”

According to Nichols, Rice wrote in a text message that he is “just holding strong for my wife and kid, that’s all I can do right now.”

Texted with Ray Rice. He told me: "I'm just holding strong for my wife and kid, that's all I can do right now." — Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) September 9, 2014

On Tuesday morning, Janay Rice broke her silence through social media, blasting the media in an Instagram post.

““THIS IS OUR LIFE!” she wrote. “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!”

Rice was cut from the Ravens on Monday after TMZ posted a video of him assaulting his then-fiancee in an elevator in an Atlantic City casino. Shortly after, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced he was suspended from the league indefinitely.