Baltimore Ravens franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice remains optimistic a deal will be reached prior to the July 16 deadline. Unless Rice is signed to a new deal by the deadline, he’ll play this year under a $7.742 million franchise tag. ‘I’ll always keep it real for you, but I’m always optimistic,’ Rice said. ‘God has put me in a position where not too many people can say they’ve been. I never played for the dollars and all of that other stuff.’
Ravens | Ray Rice still optimistic deal will get done