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A hearing on Ray Rice's appeal of his indefinite suspension will be held Nov. 5 and 6,Cheap Jerseys Online, two people familiar with the situation said Tuesday.
A neutral arbiter is expected to decide whether Goodell should testify. The arbiter had not yet made that decision as of Tuesday afternoon,Soccer Jerseys China, the sources who informed the AP of the hearing said.
Rice was suspended indefinitely Sept. 8 for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy after a video of Rice hitting his then-fiancee in an elevator was released publicly. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell originally had suspended Rice for two games,Jerseys NFL Cheap.
The arbiter,Cheap NFL Jerseys, former U.S. District Judge Barbara S. Jones, was jointly picked by the commissioner and the players' union. Union officials said when the appeal was announced that Goodell and his staff's testimony are key to the appeal and a central reason to have an outside arbiter.
The players' union is appealing Rice's suspension, saying Rice should not be punished twice.
The people spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details of the hearing have not been made public. |
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