Ravens welcome Ray Rice back for 'Legends of the Game' ceremony
Ray Rice is back at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday with several of his former Baltimore Ravens teammates from the 2008 season.
Apparently five years is an appropriate amount of time before welcoming back a player who was released in disgrace.
Rice embraced by current, former players
Rice was photographed on the field with former teammates Jonathan Ogden and Jason Brown, both offensive linemen, as well as Jacoby Jones and Matt Stover.
He also was embraced by current Baltimore running back Alex Collins.
Rice was released by the Ravens in 2014, after the public saw video of him assaulting his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City casino elevator.
This isn’t the first time an NFL organization has welcomed Rice: In early 2016, he was a member of the coaching staff for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, one of the showcase games for draft-eligible players.
‘Legends of the Game’?
Rice, Ogden and the rest gathered for a reunion of the 2008 Ravens’ team, as part of Baltimore’s “Legend of the Game” promotion at home games.
In 2008, Baltimore advanced to the AFC championship game, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was the first season for the team with coach John Harbaugh and quarterback Joe Flacco.
Legend has different meanings for everyone, apparently.
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