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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff Writer 10y

John Harbaugh addresses report

NFL, Baltimore Ravens

CLEVELAND -- Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh addressed ESPN's report on Ray Rice after the team's 23-21 win, saying he stood by the decision to not release the star running back in February.

According to the ESPN report, Harbaugh urged team officials to cut Rice immediately after the first TMZ video was released in February. The report also indicated Harbaugh went to general manager Ozzie Newsome in March and asked him to release the three players who were arrested this offseason, including Rice.

Asked whether he wanted Rice released in February, Harbaugh said: "Every single football decision we make, we work together. You get together, you hash it out. Ozzie uses the term scrimmaging. You scrimmage it out and everybody's got their opinions. It's not black and white. That decision was exactly like all the other ones. When we walked out of that room, we were united. We stand shoulder to shoulder. That's how I felt about the decision. I felt it was the right decision. I thought we did the right thing, and I stand behind it."

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