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Ray Lewis on Ray Rice: 'There's some things you can cover up, some things you can't'

"Right now is a sad day for me because the reputation that I left in this organization, this isn't it," said Lewis, who was charged with murder in 2000 and convicted of obstruction of justice.

By Matt Bradwell

BRISTOL, Conn., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- While discussing domestic violence and the Ray Rice controversy on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis raised eyebrows around the league, saying, "There's some things you can cover up, and then there's some things you can't."

The comments came as Lewis, who charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of two men in 2000 and ultimately convicted of obstruction of justice, was attempting to act as a character witness for the Ravens organization.

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"I've known [Ravens general manager] Ozzie Newsome now over 19 years of my career, of my life. That's half my life. I've known [majority owner] Steve Bisciotti over 15 years of my life. Each one of those men, bottom line, has never lied to me once. They've given me an opportunity at life to change not only my life but my family's life as well as my kids' lives."

Lewis then went on to discuss how the video of Ray Rice assaulting his partner impacted the Ravens' legacy and himself personally.

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"We're here for one reason and one reason only. We're here for domestic violence. We're here because we saw a friend of mine brutally hit his wife in an elevator. There's some things you can cover up and then there's some things you can't. Right now is a sad day for me because the reputation that I left in this organization, this isn't it. This isn't it. What was built that many of years took hard work to get that. Took a hell of a reputation to put on the line. Men's families. Men's lives. How to actually get acclimated as a pro."

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