TheFace wrote:
Well serves him right for downplaying the severity of this.

I think it serves him right for his reversal. If it was wrong enough to fire Rice after ESPN says it was, then it was bad enough to fire instead of suspending him. Personally, I think he should have stuck to his guns and said "we addressed this in a manner we deem to be appropriate during the season, time to move on," he'd still might have his job.