Law Enforcement Official: I Sent Ray Rice Elevator Video to NFL in April

A law enforcement official, speaking under the condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press on Thursday that he sent the video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancée Janay Rice inside a New Jersey casino elevator to NFL officials back in April. 

"My intention wasn't to bring down Commissioner Goodell or anyone else at the NFL," he said. Rather, he told the AP that he just wanted to make sure the NFL had the video before making any sort of call on how it would discipline RIce.

"Since the NFLPA and NFL have launched separate investigations into the league and the Ravens' handling of Ray Rice's case, I want to make a few things clear. No one from the NFL ever asked me for the inside-elevator video," the official said. "I mailed it anonymously to Jeff Miller because he's their head of security. I attached a note saying: 'Ray Rice elevator video. You have to see it. It's terrible.' I provided a number for a disposable cellphone and asked for confirmation that it was received. I knew there was a possibility Mr. Miller may not get the video, but I hoped it would land in the right hands."

Although the official does not know whether the video ever made it into the hands of Jeffrey Miller, the league's security chief, he does know that it was received by someone at the NFL.

As the AP reports, the official received a 12-second voicemail on April 9 from a female in the league offices who stated, "You're right. It's terrible."

The official does not know the identity of the woman.

The NFL, however, maintains that it never saw the video until it was obtained and released to the public by TMZ earlier this month.

"I unequivocally deny that I received at any time a copy of the video, and I had not watched it until it was made public on September 8," Miller said on Thursday, in a statement from London, where the Oakland Raiders and Miami Dolphins will square off on Sunday.

The official, meanwhile, told the Associated Press that he does not have any desire to get involved in the ongoing investigation surrounding the video by former FBI Director Robert Mueller.

"I know nothing else about this case," he said.