Ray Rice’s NFL career as we knew it ended the moment TMZ got its hands on a videotape of him punching his wife in the face.
Now, they’re saying that career might not be over.
The website reports, citing multiple sources, that “there are a handful of teams that have expressed ‘legitimate interest’ in the embattled running back.”
Frankly, it’s a little hard to believe there are multiple teams willing to take on the public relations risk for a running back who was closer to the end of his career than the beginning before he knocked his wife’s lights out.
Since many had hoped he’d get a chance but none were offering one, the idea that the former Ravens running back wouldn’t just jump on the first thing smoking seems dubious.
Of course, if it happens, it’s hard to imagine that it would before the draft, since any team could get a younger, cheaper, less complicated back at any time Thursday through Saturday (or Saturday night through Sunday or Monday).
But with so many willing to play the second chance game for talented players involved in domestic violence (cough, Jerry Jones and his daughter, cough), maybe a market will emerge.
If it does, you can bet the runners-up will deny they ever had any interest, however.