Hundreds of Baltimore fans have formed a queue stretching back half-a-mile to swap their Ray Rice jerseys for other stars' in reaction to footage that showed the NFL star punching his then-fiancée unconscious. People started descending on the M&T Bank Stadium at 4am today after the club agreed to relieve fans of the #27 shirts in exchange for replica jerseys. The event, taking place from 8am to 3pm today and tomorrow at the official team store, is a desperate bid by the NFL to claw back public respect following claims bosses turned a blind eye to Rice's domestic abuse. Scroll down for video
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Baltimore ravens offered fans chance to get rid of #27 Ray Rice jerseys
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Queues outside M&T Bank Stadium started forming at 4am for 8am start
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They will receive replica Nike jersey free of charge today and tomorrow
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Comes after NFL and Ravens bosses accused of turning blind eye to abuse
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