ray rice

TMZ responded by calling this the "dumbest defense ever."

Rice received a very warm reception from his hometown, posing for pictures with fans and paling around with his old football coach.

His high school jersey was still on display as of yesterday morning.

Plainclothes cop or an actual fan? You be the judge!

Rice's wife also blames the media for making them relive this moment in their lives.

NFL cements its status as awful.