Mueller Report Says There's No Evidence Indicating That NFL Had Ray Rice Tape Before It Went Public

Four-month investigation also concluded that NFL could've done more

After a four-month investigation, former FBI Director Robert Mueller released his report regarding the NFL's handling of Ray Rice's domestic violence incident. The results reveal that the NFL hadn't seen the video before it went viral.

"We found no evidence that anyone at the NFL had or saw the in-elevator video before it was publicly shown," the statement, obtained by E! News, reads. "We also found no evidence that a woman at the NFL acknowledged receipt of that video in a voicemail message on April 9, 2014."

Although the reports find that there was no evidence of the NFL having the video, the investigation concluded that the NFL did have enough evidence without it to further investigate Rice's activities.

"We concluded there was substantial information about the incident—even without the in-elevator video—indicating the need for a more thorough investigation," the statement reads. "The NFL should have done more with the information it had, and should have taken additional steps to obtain all available information about the February 15 incident."

The Mueller Report makes several recommendations to improve the NFL's handling of these incidents, in addition to the change the league already made in its Personal Conduct Policy. The suggestions include more training and better supervision for NFL investigators, a special investigative team for domestic violence and sexual abuse cases and polices that require more information sharing.

Mueller served as the director of the FBI for 12 years, serving two different presidents. 

The decision to conduct the investigation followed the Baltimore Ravens' release of Rice after a video of him attacking his then-fiancée and now-wife Janay Palmer in an elevator surfaced. The NFL suspended the football star indefinitely, but the suspension was vacated in November.

Rice talked to ESPN after the video leaked and said that he and his wife have come a long way from where they once were, but still have a lot to work on.

"I have to be strong for my wife. She is so strong... We are in good spirits," he said. "We have a lot of people praying for us and we'll continue to support each other...I have to be there for [Janay] and my family right now and work through this."