Newly released video shows the vicious punch that got Ray Rice a puny two-game suspension

Newly released video shows the vicious punch that got Ray Rice a puny two-game suspension
(Image credit: Screenshot/TMZ)

This is the video the NFL did not want anyone to see. The upsetting security camera footage, obtained by TMZ, shows Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice striking his then-fiancee (and now wife), Janay Rice, who then crumples unconscious to the floor of an elevator. (Warning: The video is extremely disturbing.)

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.