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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chicago Bears chairman George H. McCaskey&amp;nbsp;said the organization supports commissioner Roger Goodell&amp;nbsp;and his handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence case.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Goodell has been criticized following the release of surveillance footage showing Rice punching his then-fianc\u00E9e, Janay&amp;nbsp;Palmer. After initially giving Rice a two-game suspension, the NFL suspended Rice indefinitely, and he was released by the Baltimore Ravens.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ROSENBERG: Arrogant Goodell must go\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McCaskey's full statement:\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"We welcome the independent investigation to understand the handling of evidence in the Ray Rice domestic violence case. It is important to know the facts. NFL fans deserve them.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"Our family has complete faith in the Commissioner. He is a man of integrity and has acknowledged the initial response to Mr. Rice's situation was inadequate. We agreed with his assessment and were encouraged he took measures to take a much stronger stance on domestic violence. We believe in the importance of the NFL's position as a leader in the community and expect the League, and its teams, to meet the high standards that come with this responsibility.\"\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Wednesday, the &lt;em&gt;Associated Press&lt;/em&gt; reported the NFL received a copy of the video in April after the NFL claimed it had not seen it before this week.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MMQB: Owner: I am standing by Goodell\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Paul Palladino&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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