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OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ravens running back Ray Rice apparently is more out of tune than most athletes when asking for the public’s forgiveness.
On Feb. 15, Rice was arrested on assault charges for allegedly striking his wife and sending her to the ground in an altercation in Atlantic City.
At a press conference Friday filled with self-pity, in which he did not apologize to his wife, Janay Palmer, Rice said he had “failed miserably.”
What he really appeared to fail at was an apology. “I failed miserably, but I wouldn’t call myself a failure because failure is not getting knocked down. It’s not getting up,” he said while addressing media for the first time since video surfaced of him dragging Palmer out of a casino elevator.
Rice even had Palmer speak and apologize, even though she was the victim of the alleged assault. “I do deeply regret the role I played in the incident that night,” she said. “But I can say that I am happy that we continue to work through it together. I love Ray, and I know that he will continue to prove himself not only to you all, but to the community, and I know he will gain your respect back in due time."
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