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It’s been a long week for disgraced football play Ray Rice who was dealt a blow from the Ravens (who fired him) and knocked out by the NFL (who indefinitely suspended him) because a SHOCKING video of him punching out his girlfriend (now wife) Janay Plamer was posted by TMZ. Now, he’s speaking out for the first time since the video went public and news about the end of his NFL career because a trending topic worldwide.

During a phone to ESPN, he said,

“‘I have to be strong for my wife,’ said Rice. ‘[Janay] is so strong. We are in good spirits.’

‘We have a lot of people praying for us and we’ll continue to support each other. I have to be there for [Janay] and my family right now and work through this.’

Then, Janay spoke to ESPN (via phone) saying,

‘I love my husband. I support him. I want people to respect our privacy in this family matter.’