Ray Rice's wife accuses Roger Goodell and the NFL of lying

Janay Rice says the NFL lied about what her husband, running back Ray Rice, told the league about the couple's fight that ended with him knocking her unconscious in an elevator.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell initially suspended Rice for two games, but upped the punishment to an indefinite suspension after security camera footage emerged of the knockout blow. Goodell said the video contradicted Rice's account of the incident, though the Rices claimed Ray had been honest throughout and that the NFL was covering for itself.

"I can't say he's telling the truth," Janay told NBC of Goodell's account. "I know for a fact that Ray told the honest truth." --Jon Terbush

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