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Rice described details of the incident at that meeting. Goodell has called Rice's description "ambiguous" while Rice's side has maintained he gave exact details.
It was uncertain whether Goodell will actually testify,Cheap Jerseys For Wholesale. He said this month he would leave the decision to Judge Jones.
The hearing will be held Nov. 5 and 6,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, two people familiar with the case told the AP on Tuesday.
Jones was jointly picked by the commissioner and the players' union to hear the appeal. The union said at the time that Goodell's testimony as a witness would be crucial in the proceedings.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been told to testify in Ray Rice's appeal of his indefinite suspension,Cheap NFL Jerseys, a person familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.
Former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones, the neutral arbiter selected to hear the appeal, informed the parties of her decision Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the appeal have not been made public.
"We will continue to respect Judge Jones' confidentiality order regarding this proceeding," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an email.
The players' union appealed Rice's suspension, saying he should not be punished twice.
Rice was suspended indefinitely Sept. 8 for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy after a video of the former Pro Bowl running back hitting the woman was released publicly,Nike Air Max 98 Og. Goodell originally had suspended the running back for two games.
Once the video became public, the Baltimore Ravens cut Rice, and the league banned him indefinitely. The league considered the video to be new evidence, giving Goodell the authority to further suspend Rice.
NFL lawyers have argued that Goodell shouldn't have to testify, and instead were offering testimony from Jeff Pash,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, the NFL's general counsel, and Adolpho Birch,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, the NFL's vice president for labor policy. Pash and Birch were with Goodell when he met with Rice's side in June to talk about what happened when the former Pro Bowl running back hit his then-fiancee in an elevator. |
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