I'm conflicted on this issue. To say Ray Rice should never play again is to imply that there haven't been tons of other guys who have been accused of the same thing in the past 10 to 20 years+. If you're the NFL how do you black ball one guy while you go soft on everyone else accused of the same thing?
I'll admit I kind of took an out-of-sight, out-of-mind approach to players with legal problems in the past. I just wanted to see the good players play. I don't think it's right for me to now act all ethical and say I'm shocked and apalled that a player would ever do such a thing (Rice).
Finally, If the NFL had taken a hard line approach on domestic violence a long time ago maybe Rice would have thought twice about hitting his wife. He probably never imagine he would be black balled based upon the precendent they set.