Ray Rice's Last Sponsor, Nike, Has Dropped Him

No brand is standing by disgraced NFL player

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Nike, who was former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice's last official sponsor, confirmed today that the athlete is no longer on its roster.

The company follows a slew of brands that are no longer sticking by the disgraced football player after TMZ released a brutal video showing Rice pummeling his wife Janay Rice (nee Palmer) in the elevator of an Atlantic City casino. The video was the second to come out and led to him being cut from the Baltimore Ravens and an indefinite suspension from the NFL and CFL.

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