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The Baltimore Ravens have cut running back Ray Rice after a longer video showing him violently beating wife, then fiancée, in an elevator surfaced online. The video was obtained by TMZ earlier today and shows what took place between Rice and Janay Palmer before she was dragged out of the elevator during the altercation, which took place in February.

The Ravens offered only a brief statement on the matter, "The Ravens have terminated RB Ray Rice's contract this afternoon."

At 2:41 p.m., the NFL offered this statement, "Roger Goodell has announced that based on new video evidence that became available today he has indefinitely suspended Ray Rice." This means Ray Rice cannot be signed by another NFL team and must apply to the commissioner's office to be reinstated. His previous two game suspension was due to expire this week.

Yahoo Sports columnist Dan Wetzel was told that Rice may have been terminated as his version of the story did not match what was shown in the video. It is unclear if NFL and Ravens officials had access to the video before they made two game suspension decision. Sports Illustrated's Peter King originally reported officials had seen the tape, and today, updated his story to say, "The league says it has not seen the tape, and I cannot refute that with certainty." He also notes that prior to today, the NFL and Raven's officials had not disputed his original story. After TMZ posted the story, the NFL stressed they did not see the complete tape.