Roger Goodell, NFL commissioner, is the epitome of composure. He has now released a public statement regarding Ray Rice's two- game suspension caused by a domestic violence case.

The commissioner has said that the penalty was "consistent with other cases."

"Our policy is clear on this case," Goodell said from Canton, Ohio, where the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony will be held this weekend.

"We have a very firm policy on domestic violence and it is not acceptable in the NFL."

"He obviously went through the process of evaluating the issue. You look at all of that to determine how that individual is reacting to it. I think what's important here is that Ray is being accountable for it. He recognizes he made a horrible mistake and he knows what he did is unacceptable by his standards and by our standards."

It was in February 15 when Rice was arrested because of hitting his wife, Janay Palmer. He is currently in a pre- trial diversion program, but he has released a statement saying his apologies last Thursday.

"If it's a first offense, someone who's had a strong background of being very responsible in the community, doing the right things and not violating other policies or anything else that reflect poorly on the NFL, then we would take that into account," the NFL officer said.

The player has never been arrested for anything like that before, but critics say that it should not be taken into account, as it is insignificant. Rice never had any off- field issues beforehand.

"And when there's a pattern, we also take that into account on the other side."

"According to data compiled by the fivethirtyeight.com, the most common arrests among the general public are for drug-related offenses and DUI. The most common among NFL players is DUI, "with assault a distant second," sportingnews.com reported.

With reports from: sportingnews.com