This morning, shocking footage of Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancee Jayna Palmer inside a hotel elevator was released by TMZ.
Just hours later, Rice's team tweeted, "The Baltimore Ravens terminated the contract of RB Ray Rice this afternoon."
Previous footage showed Rice dragging an unconscious Palmer through the lobby of an Atlantic City hotel and casino in the aftermath of the incident.
The NFL was apparently not aware of the footage that shows the attack itself until this morning:
"We requested from law enforcement any and all information about the incident, including the video from inside the elevator," the league said in a statement. "The video was not made available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today."
Rice was originally suspended by the NFL for a mere two games.
A number of current and former NFL players took to Twitter today to express their disgust with Rice and their belief that he should be removed from professional football.
Non-athlete celebrities joined the conversation as well, with Seth Rogen calling Rice "a piece of garbage."
There's no known motivation for Rice's violent outburst, but he and Palmer have since patched things up. The couple married one day after Rice was indicted for assaulting her back in March.
Rice has yet to respond to the new footage or the Ravens decision to terminate his contract.
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