Ray Rice reappears in public after NFL ouster

Ray Rice, the embattled former Baltimore Ravens running back, was spotted at his old high school Saturday, just days after he was cut from the Ravens and placed on indefinite suspension by the NFL.

Rice was seen outside New York City at a football game for New Rochelle High School with his wife Janay and their infant daughter, CBS New York reported.

The Ravens cut Rice from their roster after video emerged showing him punching and knocking out his then-fiancee. Rice was initially suspended for two games by the NFL, but when the video showing the violent footage was published by TMZ Monday, the league acted much more sternly.

People at Saturday's game who were asked about Rice's appearance seemed to support him and were willing to give him a second chance.

"I'm pretty sure there were some people probably upset, but most people were happy because everyone loves him here," one woman told CBS New York.

"Pretty cool. We know him well, but what happened is very upsetting. It gives a bad image to the school, but all in all, he has done so much for us," one man told CBS New York.

Meanwhile, another controversy has unsettled chief officers within the NFL. The Associated Press says an anonymous law enforcement official has claimed he sent a DVD copy of the now-infamous video to NFL headquarters in April.

But NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell in an exclusive interview that the league had not seen the video prior to Monday.

"We were told that was not something we would have access to," he said. "On multiple occasions, we asked for it. And on multiple occasions we were told no."

An NFL spokesman said in response to the AP report: "We are not aware of anyone in our office who possessed or saw the video before it was made public on Monday. We will look into it."

The league said a pending investigation led by former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III would have the full cooperation of league personnel and be granted access to all records.

It will be overseen by two NFL owners: John Mara of the New York Giants and Art Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers.