Now that former Ravens running back Ray Rice's $35 million contract has been terminated and he's indefinitely suspended by the nfl jerseys uk, the NFL Players Association and Rice are poised to appeal by filing a grievance as soon as Monday, according to sources.

Due process and the precedent for other players facing increased punishment are among the reasons for appealing the increased punishment Rice received, the sources said.

Rice is also considering potential legal action with all options remaining on the table following his increased discipline from the league, according to sources, who noted the potential "double-jeopardy" aspect of the former NFL player being punished twice for the same offense.

Sources indicated that Rice is also regarded as likely to hire a crisis management firm to offer him advice.

On Friday, the NFLPA got a letter from commissioner Roger Goodell explaining the increased punishment. The union has three business days to file an appeal, according to the american football shirts​ collective bargaining agreement.

"This video shows a starkly different sequence of events from what you and your representatives stated when we met on June 16, and is important new information that warrants reconsideration of the discipline imposed on you in July," Goodell wrote in the letter."Based on this new information, I have concluded that the discipline imposed upon you in July was insufficient under all the circumstances and have determined instead to impose an indefinite suspension."

Rice was initially suspended two games for violating the NFL personal conduct policy following his felony aggravated assault case. On Monday, a graphic video surfaced of Rice punching his then-fiancee Janay, whom he later married, in a casino elevator in February.

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