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Domestic violence charges against Ray Rice dismissed

WASHINGTON  — Domestic violence charges against Ray Rice have been dismissed after he completed his pretrial intervention, according to ABC News.

Judge Michael Donio confirmed the dismissal in an email to the network.

He said he would sign the dismissal order Thursday.

In September, the NFL suspended Rice indefinitely. The Ravens terminated his contract after video surfaced of him striking his then-fiance in an Atlantic City casino elevator.

It’s the official end of his case.

ABC’a Aaron Katersky reports that it paves the way for Rice to return to professional football.

Quarterback Alex Smith’s grueling road to recovery chronicled in ESPN program

NFL quarterback Alex Smith suffered a gruesome leg injury that put his career in jeopardy and had him fighting for his life, and his long and grueling road to recovery is chronicled in an upcoming one-hour program from ESPN called "Project 11." The leg injury occurred Nov. 18, 2018, in the third quarter of a game between the Washington Redskins and Houston Texans. After being sacked by the Texans' J.J. Watt and Kareem Jackson, Smith suffered a spiral and compound fracture of the right tibia and fibula.
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