Ray Rice — I Blame Liquor for Elevator Attack … And I’ve Sworn Off Hard Liquor

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Ray Rice says hard liquor was the fuel that triggered his elevator rage and he hasn’t touched the stuff in months … sources accurate to Rice tell TMZ Sports.

Rice told the Baltimore Ravens he and Janay Palmer had been drinking HEAVILY before the altercation. Rice is telling friends he becomes a different person when he boozes it up … so he’s changed his life.

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Ravens Owner — We Pursued Elevator Video … But Gave Up

Baltimore Ravens title-holder Steve Bisciotti says the team DID try to obtain the Ray Rice elevator video from the Revel Hotel & Casino … but were initially shot down … and simply gave up. 

Bisciotti just penned a letter to fans … saying, “You deserve an explanation” — and spells out how the team handled the Rice situation from the start. 

In his letter, Bisciotti says …..

Ray Rice — ELEVATOR KNOCKOUT … Fiancee Takes Crushing Punch (Video)

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This is what a two game suspension looks like — Ray Rice delivering a vicious punch to his fiancee’s face, knocking her out cold … and TMZ Sports has the shocking video. 

We’ve already shown you the aftermath further than the elevator … Rice dragging the unconscious woman on the floor.  But we’ve now obtained video of the punch that put her down, raising the question…