The Baltimore Ravens are bracing for league discipline against Ray Rice for the running back's simple assault arrest in February.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports, via a source with knowledge of the situation, that Rice and his wife were at the league offices on Monday to meet with Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Goodell is expected to hand down a suspension in the near future. Speculation in league circles is that Rice could be banned for four to six games, if not longer.
A lengthy suspension would explain the Ravens' urgency in addressing the position by adding veteran Justin Forsett and fourth-round draft pick Lorenzo Taliaferro.
A noticeably lighter and quicker Rice might have to wait until October to bounce back from last year's disappointing, injury-ravaged campaign.
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