article_snippet.sent: A two month investigation by the NFL followed and officials decided Nicki Holder had to be suspended.
article_snippet.sent: This all came at a time when the league was under heavy scrutiny in the wake of two abuse scandals involving stars Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson.
article_snippet.sent: Many were upset with the punishments those two received, feeling the NFL was too lenient.
article_snippet.sent: Video of Ray Rice punching then-fiancée Janay Palmer went public last Monday, and Adrian Peterson was indicted on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child on Friday for an incident in which then-fiancée Janay Palmer hit then-fiancée Janay Palmer son with a switch back in
article_snippet.sent: the NFL announced  that
article_snippet.sent: Ray Rice was definitely suspended from the NFL and had Ray Rice contract terminated by the Baltimore Ravens, while Peterson, who was sidelined by the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday, has now been suspended by the team.
article_snippet.sent: Both men are expected by many to return to play in the 2015, with Peterson back on the Minnesota Vikings after an the NFL decision and Ray Rice winning a wrongful termination suit during the off-season.
article_snippet.sent: Ray Rice even pocketed roughly $1.6million in back pay.