he s also accused of having pot and speed. a two-day hearing about his suspension from the nfl has wrapped up, the waiting game is under way for ray rice. he s hoping to get back on the field as soon as possible, putting the domestic abuse case involving his wife behind him. ryan smith has more. reporter: crunch time in the case of ray rice versus the nfl. the former baltimore ravens closed door appeal to get back in the nfl wrapped up with rice and his wife janay who defend her husband at a news conference after the event testifying separately. roger goodell must show what happened in that video and what he saw was vastly and starkly and different from what he was told by ray rice. reporter: the ravens executive ozzie newsome said he heard rice telling goodell he hit janay in a casino elevator. goodell had said that rice s account was ambiguous. rice, initially suspended two games after beating his wife in an atlantic city elevator, then
the video. this week, the nfl sa said that roger goodell said the video released by tmz was inconsistent with what rice told him. here is goodell in an interview with cbs news. when we met with ray rice and his representatives, it was ambiguous about what actually happened. reporter: but espn is reporting four sources close to rice say that during the running back s meeting with the commissioner in june, he told goodell he hit janay and knocked her unconscious. the commissioner should be held accountable for his actions. reporter: sources tell abc news ravens officials knew rice s lawyer had the elevator surveillance tape but never asked to see it. the owner of the ravens told the nbc station in baltimore he loved rice, and the star running back had a stellar record. i m guilty of, of seeing it the way a parent would see it. seeing it the way you would if it was your son or if it was your brother. you use interpreted what was being told to you in the light was most favora
said that roger goodell said the video released by tmz was inconsistent with what rice told him. here is goodell in an interview with cbs news. when we met with ray rice and his representatives, it was ambiguous about what actually happened. reporter: but espn is reporting four sources close to rice say that during the running back s meeting with the commissioner in june, he told goodell he hit janay and knocked her unconscious. the commissioner should be held accountable for his actions. reporter: sources tell abc news ravens officials knew rice s lawyer had the elevator surveillance tape but never asked to see it. the owner of the ravens told the nbc station in baltimore he loved rice, and the star running back had a stellar record. i m guilty of, of seeing it the way a parent would see it.