FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2014, file photo, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice sits on the sideline in the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Baltimore. Without the games to distract from the issues, football fans were left to ponder the NFL's policies, its commissioner and its overall credibility during an uncomfortable offseason for the league. As has been the case since November 2014 the running back is eligible to play, after a judge overturned his season-long suspension following his arrest for punching his fiancée on an Atlantic City casino elevator.(AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)