OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) – Steve Bisciotti sums up 2014 simply as his “worst year” as owner of the Baltimore Ravens. The team was engulfed in off-the-field problems – most notably the arrest and subsequent release of running back Ray Rice.
Five Ravens were arrested in 2014, including Rice, who was charged with assault in February after punching his then-fiancee in an elevator. Rice was released by the team after a video of the assault became public.
For Bisciotti, all of it overshadowed Baltimore going 10-6, winning a playoff game in Pittsburgh and nearly upsetting the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
“It was my worst year as an owner,” Bisciotti said Tuesday. “I had 14 good years and then I had an absolutely crappy year.”
Bisciotti and the Ravens came under fire for putting their support behind Rice until the video came out.