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As questions arose about the NFL's original investigation of Ray Rice, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday the league asked for, but was not given, a just-released video showing the ex-Ravens running back punching his then-fiancee on an elevator.

Goodell told CBS in an interview that "no one in the NFL, to my knowledge" had seen a new video of what happened on the elevator until it was posted online.

"We assumed that there was a video. We asked for video. But we were never granted that opportunity," Goodell said.

He also did not rule out the possibility of Rice's returning to play in the NFL.

Two videos, one released by TMZ Sports and another shown later to The Associated Press by a law enforcement official, show Rice punching Janay Palmer — who is now his wife — at an Atlantic City casino in February.

After the TMZ video made its way around the Internet, the Ravens cut Rice and the league barred him indefinitely.

In July, after another video released by TMZ showed Rice dragging Palmer out of the elevator but didn't show what happened inside, Goodell suspended the player for two games.

"I would tell you that what we saw in the first videotape was troubling to us, in and of itself," Goodell said Tuesday. "But what we saw yesterday was extremely clear, is extremely graphic, and it was sickening. And that's why we took the action we took yesterday."

Earlier Tuesday, Palmer posted a statement on her Instagram account, saying that barring Rice from playing football is "horrific" and that making the couple "relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing."

Sabres' owners agree to purchase Bills

Ralph Wilson's legacy to keep the Bills in Buffalo will be preserved after NHL Sabres owner Terry and Kim Pegula reached what was called "a definitive agreement" to purchase the NFL franchise on Tuesday. The deal was announced in a statement issued by the trust overseeing the late Hall of Fame owner's estate. Wilson was the team's founder and sole owner, who often spoke out and voted against franchise relocation. And the selection of the Pegulas, who have maintained a commitment to keep the Bills in the region, comes as a huge relief to team fans who have expressed concern about their beloved franchise moving following Wilson's death in March.

The deal was reached a day after the Pegulas were among at least three prospective groups to submit binding bids to purchase the team. And it comes days before the Bills (1-0) play their home-opener against Miami on Sunday.

Around the league

Broncos • Austin "Goose" Gonsoulin, a former Pro Bowl safety for Denver and a member of the team's Ring of Fame, has died. He was 76. Gonsoulin died Monday while in hospice care in Beaumont, Texas.

Following a standout career at Baylor University, Gonsoulin was picked in the American Football League draft by the Dallas Texans, who then shipped him to the Broncos in the team's first trade.

Niners • Receiver Kassim Osgood has rejoined San Francisco, just days after the team cut him. The 12-year veteran was signed by the 49ers on Monday when running back LaMichael James was waived. James, a second-round draft pick in 2012, went unclaimed on waivers Tuesday and became a free agent.

Washington • The team placed nose tackle Barry Cofield on short-term injured reserve, ruling him out for at least eight games. Cofield left in the second quarter of Sunday's 17-6 loss to the Houston Texans with a high right ankle sprain. —

Week 2 schedule

Thursday

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 6:25 p.m.

Sunday

11 a.m. games

Miami at Buffalo

Detroit at Carolina

Atlanta at Cincinnati

• New Orleans at Cleveland

• New England at Minnesota

Arizona at N.Y. Giants

Dallas at Tennessee

• Jacksonville at Washington

Afternoon games

• Seattle at San Diego,2:05 p.m.

• St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 2:05 p.m.

• Houston at Oakland, 2:25 p.m.

• Kansas City at Denver, 2:25 p.m.

• NY. Jets at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

• Chicago at San Francisco, 6:30 p.m.

Monday

• Philadelphia atIndianapolis, 6:30 p.m.