"Ravens running back Ray Rice said he never intended to disrespect Hines Ward when he commented about the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver's DUI arrest a week ago, but he still stands by his remarks.

On Rice's Twitter account, he posted that Ward's drunken-driving charge was "not a good look" and predicted that he would be suspended for the season opener against the Ravens.

"People look up to you, Hines," said Rice, who is hosting a football camp at Towson University this week. "You just were on TV with Dancing with the Stars. Ravens fans were upset that you won Dancing with the Stars but they still watched you. That shows your charisma and character. You've got a legacy in the NFL that no one can take away from you. But if you hurt somebody drunk driving, that takes away a lot."

Drunk driving touches an emotional chord with Rice. His cousin, Myshaun Rice, was killed by a drunken driver in 1998. He was 24 years old and had two children.

Last August, Rice helped Maryland kick off "Checkpoint Strikeforce," a campaign that uses sobriety checkpoints to get impaired drivers off the road.

"Drunk driving is one of those things that hits a soft spot in my life," Rice said. "I don't care if you're a Pittsburgh Steeler or a Baltimore Raven or whoever you are, if you get caught drunk driving, that's not a smart judgment."

Rice added, "We make enough money. It's $150 for a car service for the rest of the night."

Ward was arrested in Georgia on July 9 after an officer saw his Aston Martin weaving over the lines of the road and then hitting a curb."