In a new interview with MTV, Chris Brown drew parallels with his own struggles and those of Rice, who was released by the Baltimore Ravens last week. Brown, whose new album X is out this week, says he's "been down that road" - and you have to move on. "I've been down that road and I've made my mistakes too, but it's all about how you deal and push forward and control yourself," he told MTV.

If there's any musician who could perhaps equate his or her past to Rice, Brown's among them after his high profile incident in which he assaulted then-girlfriend Rihanna.