The Associated Press correspondent who reported that NFL security chief Jeffrey Miller had received a copy of the inside the elevator Ray Rice video in April stated that he heard the voicemail confirming the league received the tape.
AP reporter heard NFL confirm receiving Ray Rice tape
Robert Maaddi heard a voicemail from the NFL confirming it had received the inside the elevator Ray Rice tape.
Robert Maaddi, the AP reporter, appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Sunday morning and confirmed that he “absolutely” heard the voicemail from a female employee confirming that the NFL received the tape. Citing the AP’s anonymous sourcing policy, Maaddi indicated that the voicemail was the primary reason that the story was able to be published because the outlet needed some type of proof to validate the source’s claim.
Maaddi stated that he heard the tape and then confirmed the caller ID number to be that of the NFL’s main office.
The reporter could not identify who the female NFL employee was, stating that the NFL has over 450 employees and that the confirmation came 7-10 days after the source mailed the tape to league offices. Maaddi also stated that he could only confirm that the league office received the tape but could not say whether commissioner Roger Goodell or security chief Miller viewed the tape.
Maaddi stated that the anonymous source, a law enforcement official, sent the tape so that the NFL could have as much information as possible before punishing Rice.
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