No. We certainly didn't, and I would tell you that what we saw on the first videotape was troubling to us in it of itself. But what we saw yesterday was extremely clear, it was extremely graphic and it was sickening.
Goodell acknowledges the disturbing nature of the second video of Ray Rice's actions.
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