09-24-2014, 02:44 PM
Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti held a press conference on Monday to address the ESPN article claiming that the Ravens tried to cover up and push Goodell for leniency in regards to the Ray Rice incident.
He claims that Ray Rice, his attorneys, and his friends are the anonymous sources cited in the article and they're only accusing the Ravens of lying because they want Rice reinstated.
Bisciotti says he'd still hire Rice in some kind of capacity with the Ravens in the future (like working in player development and such; a $100k a year job which can't be considered "hush money" because it would take Rice 250 years to earn the salary that Bisciotti took away from Rice).
He also said he regrets that the Ravens didn't push harder to get the elevator tape; he now thinks that the team should have refrained from letting Rice play until they saw the video. Here's a short bit from the 45 minute press conference.
In response, ESPN claims it interviewed various sources, including some on the team. They're standing by their "Outside The Lines" investigative article.
He claims that Ray Rice, his attorneys, and his friends are the anonymous sources cited in the article and they're only accusing the Ravens of lying because they want Rice reinstated.
Bisciotti says he'd still hire Rice in some kind of capacity with the Ravens in the future (like working in player development and such; a $100k a year job which can't be considered "hush money" because it would take Rice 250 years to earn the salary that Bisciotti took away from Rice).
He also said he regrets that the Ravens didn't push harder to get the elevator tape; he now thinks that the team should have refrained from letting Rice play until they saw the video. Here's a short bit from the 45 minute press conference.
In response, ESPN claims it interviewed various sources, including some on the team. They're standing by their "Outside The Lines" investigative article.