[Abathar]

"The Ravens, who had not previously disciplined Rice in any public way, announced Rice’s release on their Twitter account Monday afternoon. The league, which had been widely criticized for not penalizing Rice more strongly, has now indefinitely suspended him."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/sports/football/ray-rice-video-shows-punch-and-raises-new-questions-for-nfl.html?_r=0

[rbmillerjr]

The Ravens released Rice prior to the NFL action.

Also the nytimes text is incorrect as the Ravens weren’t allowed to punish Rice, since the NFL had already punished him. That’s in the collective bargaining agreement.