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Rice wins appeal

Rice wins appeal
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Running back Ray Rice has won an appeal of his indefinite suspension and is now eligible to sign with any National Football League team.

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had suspended the 27-year-old in July for two games for punching his then-fiancee Janay Palmer unconscious at an Atlantic City casino in February.

But after the shocking CCTV footage surfaced in September, the Baltimore Ravens released the three-time Pro Bowler and the NFL suspended him indefinitely.

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