PHOENIX -- Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said last month that everyone will probably find out before April whether running back Ray Rice will get a second chance to play in the NFL.

With April quickly approaching, Rice has had no reported talks or visits with any teams. Defensive linemen Greg Hardy and Ray McDonald were signed this month after they faced domestic violence charges, but Rice is still searching for a job after being reinstated four months ago.

At the NFL owners meetings, two coaches with ties to Rice -- the Ravens' John Harbaugh and the Colts' Chuck Pagano -- both said they hope Rice gets a second chance. Lions coach Jim Caldwell, who was Rice's offensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013, said he believes some team will give Rice a second chance.

But no team has stepped up to do it. There have been 16 running backs who have signed deals in the first 15 days of free agency, including the Raiders signing Trent Richardson and his 3.3-yard per carry average.

What works against Rice is there are available free-agent backs such as Pierre Thomas and Stevan Ridley who don't carry the off-the-field baggage, and there are impact runners who can be drafted in the first four rounds. The biggest concerns about Rice as a player are his career-worst 3.1-yards per carry average in 2013, his age (28) and his wear and tear (fourth-most carries in the NFL from 2009 to 2013) at a position where teams are always looking to get younger.

The major hurdle, of course, is his domestic violence incident on Feb. 15, when he struck his then-fiancee unconscious in the elevator of an Atlantic City elevator.

"I think each team looks at their situation individually and looks at each player individually," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said. "I think that's why you see players get second chances. It's just a comfort level the club, the organization from the top down ends up with that particular player and that situation because as we know when you take these things on, the fire storm that can come with it. Everybody has to be on board. It reaches such a broad place of who it affects. It affects a lot."

One team that would make sense for Rice is the Lions. Detroit released running back Reggie Bush, and Caldwell has familiarity with Rice.

Asked if the Lions would be interested in Rice, Caldwell said Wednesday, "I don't foresee that, to be plain and simple. There has to be a need and a fit in all areas. At this point in time, he's not a fit for us."

Caldwell said he believes some team will sign Rice, and Harbaugh hopes that will be the case.

"I still support the Rice family, and Ray Rice as a friend and want to see what's best for him," he said. "Like anybody you've been close to, you want things to work out well for them. That's the way we feel about Janay and Ray."

Pagano, who knew Rice from his four seasons as a Ravens' assistant, said Rice deserves a second chance. The Colts, however, chose to running back Frank Gore, 31, instead of Rice this offseason.

"I hope and pray that Ray gets an opportunity, because I know there's still gas left in the tank, so to speak," Pagano told CBS Sports. "And if somebody gives him that opportunity, I know he'll make them proud, and I know he'll make good on that opportunity."

There are plenty of coaches saying Rice should get a second chance, but it's still unknown whether a team will actually give it to him.