Arrr! Ravens be honorin' Ray Rice, a scallywag with a notorious past, as a 'Legend of the Game'. Aye, times be changin'!
2023-12-29
Arrr, me hearties! 'Tis been nigh on 10 years since Ray Rice, that scoundrel, was banished fer layin' hands on his lass. Yet now, by some twisted turn o' fate, the Baltimore Ravens be lookin' to honor him as their Legend of the Game. Aye, the seas be a strange place indeed!
In 17th-century pirate lingo, matey, Ray Rice spent a good six seasons sailin' the seas with the Baltimore Ravens before the leak of a video that showed him givin' his wife a wallop in an elevator. Arr, he was only given a two-game suspension at first, but when that video went public, the Ravens walked the plank with him, and the NFL announced he'd be suspended forever. He never set foot on an NFL ship again.Now, 10 years after his last game, the Ravens be honorin' Rice as their "Legend of the Game" this weekend. Ryan Mink, the editorial director for baltimoreravens.com, said they be recognizin' Rice for the player he was and the redemption he's been seekin'. Rice himself said he understands why he was let go, but he's a changed man now. He's tryin' to be the best version of himself, ye see.
Rice had quite the swashbucklin' career, me hearties. He became one of the most productive backs in the NFL, gainin' over 5,000 yards and scorein' 39 touchdowns. There was even a catch-and-run that birthed the famous line, "Hey diddle diddle, Ray Rice up the middle." However, in 2013, his performance fell off, and things took a turn for the worse in Atlantic City when he punched his then-fiancée durin' a dispute.
He appealed his second suspension but never played again. Rice even went to court against the Ravens, but they settled their differences. Despite his past, Rice has been workin' hard to make amends. He started a nonprofit to help underprivileged children and has been raisin' awareness about domestic violence. He's hopin' his legacy won't be defined by his past actions, but by the man he's become.