The Ray Rice appeal just got a lot more interesting. Potentially.
Rice recently hired Peter Ginsberg to represent the former Raven in the appeal of his indefinite suspension. Ginsberg has a history of litigation against the league, including the StarCaps case brought by former Vikings defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams and former Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma in the bounty case.
The first question is whether Ginsberg will agree to postpone the appeal hearing beyond the current deadline of Tuesday, September 30. Previously, it appeared that the NFL and NFLPA were inclined to push back the hearing date.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, a conference call or meeting will be conducted in the near future to outline the strategy for proceeding. That strategy could indeed commence with an effort to press for the appeal to be heard by September 30, or for the suspension to be overturned.