Goodell outlines Rice investigation for owners, says league didn’t “directly” ask hotel for video

In a memorandum sent to NFL owners on Wednesday, commissioner Roger Goodell said the league did not “directly” request surveillance footage from the Atlantic City hotel in which ex-Ravens tailback Ray Rice struck his now-wife in an elevator in February. In the memo, which was posted on NFL.com on Wednesday, Goodell said the league’s “understanding…