Ex-Ravens star Ray Rice graduates from college... 12 years after shocking domestic #sports #news

Ex-NFL star Ray Rice returned to Rutgers to receive his diploma on Tuesday - nearly two decades after he left school for the NFL.

The running back, 39, helped the Ravens win Super Bowl XLVII before his career was ended by a shocking domestic violence scandal that rocked the NFL.

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But it is said Rice promised his grandparents that he would earn his college degree and nearly 6,700 days after declaring for the NFL Draft, he graduated alongside classmates nearly half his age.



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According to NJ.com, the 39-year-old took online classes alongside many of the current Rutgers football team, two decades after he set records in his junior season.

Rice insisted to NJ.com that his graduation is not 'a redemption story' - despite it coming 12 years after footage appeared of him hitting his then-fiancee, Janay, in the face in an elevator.

The running back was suspended indefinitely by the NFL and released by the Ravens. He never played another game in the NFL but is now married to Janay. They share two children together - Rayven, 14, and Jaylen, nine.



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Rice's wife, Janay, posted a photo of him following his graduation this week 



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The running back, 39, helped the Ravens win Super Bowl XLVII before his career was ended



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The former running back this week graduated alongside classmates nearly half his age

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