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Ray Rice reinstated to the NFL, fans react

“Back on the Ravens, No! Cause I mean he obviously did it, there was video of it so we don’t want him back,” said Joe Hain, a Baltimore native...

"Back on the Ravens, No! Cause I mean he obviously did it, there was video of it so we don't want him back," said Joe Hain, a Baltimore native and Ravens fan.

Fans react to news of former Baltimore Ravens Running Back Ray Rice, reinstated to the NFL.

"Was it the right decision? Maybe. I mean after a while they let Michael Vick back in the NFL," added Hain.

Here at Bill Bateman's Express in Shrewsbury, reaction was mixed.

"I'd like to see him play football again. I think he's a fine young man," Richard Frye said.

Rice was suspended indefinitely from the NFL after video surfaced of him punching his-then fiancee Janay, back in February.

"Sure the video was there," said Frye, "But we don't know what happened prior to that at the cocktail lounge. We don't know how many drinks they had."

Rice won his appeal Friday. He's now free to sign with any NFL team.

"I hope somebody does pick him up. I mean he's a good guy. But I truly believe this was a one-time incident for them and this isn't a normal occurrence for him you know he's not a women or wife beater on a regular basis. I think this was a one-time mistake that they both made," said Staci Parks, diehard Baltimore Ravens and Ray Rice fan.

In a recent interview with ESPN, Rice's wife Janay says when the time is right, she will tell her young daughter what happened saying "I will obviously tell her that it was wrong, and it's not something that you allow and to respect herself foremost, just like I was told as a child. But I'll also tell her that people make mistakes and you have to learn from them."

Some Ravens fans say while they don't agree with what he did, everyone deserves a second chance.

"I'm still going to wear his jersey. I'll never change my mind about Ray Rice. Ever!" added Linda Oakley Frye.

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