It doesn’t mean anyone will sign him, but Ray Rice could eligible return to the NFL within the next four weeks after a decision is made on his indefinite suspension.
The NFL initially suspended Rice for two games prior to TMZ releasing video of the former Ravens running back spitting on the fiancee Janay Palmer, and knocking her unconcscious.
An appeal hearing date has been set, with a final decision expected to come in an expeditious manner thereafter, and all of that could be resolved by mid-November, which would conceivably allow Rice to sign with another team this season.
Perhaps, even if reinstated, teams will find him too controversial to sign, but there is every expectation his playing status will be resolved before the NFL’s investigation into its handling of his case, being conducted by former FBI chief Robert Mueller, is completed.
Rice is working to have his case resolved regardless of the investigation into the Ravens handling of his case.