Parents and kids use Ray Rice jerseys to say "Be Nice to Girls"

Ray Rice jerseys have quickly gone out of style ever since new video surfaced of the former Baltimore Ravens running back punching his then fiancee in an elevator. While many former fans have destroyed their jerseys, a few have come up with a creative way to use the shirt to send a positive message.

Ever since Rice was cut by the Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL, former fans have been posting videos of themselves tearing, cutting and even burning their No. 27 jerseys. The Ravens are even offering a jersey exchange program at their stadium stores. But some young fans are getting one last wear out of what used to be the 28th best-selling jersey in the NFL by changing Rice's name to the word "nice."

"We knew we had to talk to our kids about it," said Bryan Bartlett, whose 6 and 9-year old kids both own Rice jerseys. "We had seen that people were burning jerseys and cutting them up and it seemed like a violent act in retaliation to a violent act and our way seemed more positive."

So Bryan and is wife Angie helped their daughter Brynn redesign her jersey to say "Be Nice To Girls."

The Bartletts are not alone. Two-year-old Jackson Sprague and his mom Kate also changed his jersey to say "Be Nice To Girls."

Bryan Barlett said the response to the photo of Brynn wearing her jersey has been great.

"It's been really positive; everybody thought it was a great idea," he said. "We were just trying to come up with a better alternative to do something with the jersey."

Kate Sprague agrees.

"People really like it...teaching kids right from the start to be respectful of women and girls," she said.