It doesn’t appear that Greg Hardy spent the four weeks he was suspended by the NFL in media savvy training.
Hardy, who had a 10-game suspension reduced down to four for a domestic violence incident last year involving his ex-girlfriend in 2014, returns to the field for the first time in more than a year on Sunday for the Dallas Cowboys against the New England Patriots.
Greg Hardy: "I hope I come out guns blazing. I'm full of excitement and full of juice. I'm ready to go."
Hardy, you might remember, was accused of pushing the woman onto a bed full of weapons. So yeah, poor choice of clichés right there. He signed with the Cowboys in the offseason with the full backing of owner Jerry Jones and the coaching staff, who have said Hardy will get a fresh start.
But this doesn’t appear to be a man mincing his words and coming back to work with his hat in hand. When asked about Tom Brady, the quarterback he’ll be trying to chase down Sunday, Hardy offered up this gem.
Greg Hardy: "I love seeing Tom Brady. You seen his wife? I hope she comes to the game. I hope her sister comes to the game..."
Hardy has missed the past 19 regular-season games and is acting like a man with no regret.
"In the last two seasons, it's been a blur," Hardy said, according to The Dallas Morning News. "Now that I'm back, I don't reminisce. I don't look back. I need to get to progress.”
Progressing on the field? Or as a man?
Both factors will come into play when the Cowboys decide whether to extend his contract past the 12 games he’s currently locked up for. If he can play and play well, and if Hardy can sack quarterbacks — what he does best — he likely will be in line for a long-term deal at some point.
But if he steps afoul again at some point, he might have to look elsewhere for work. Hardy did nothing illegal in saying these things, but it is a stark warning that he’s certainly not walking on eggshells as he returns to action.
We just can’t help but think he’ll shoot himself in the foot at some point. Oops, did we just make a pun?
Hardy, who had a 10-game suspension reduced down to four for a domestic violence incident last year involving his ex-girlfriend in 2014, returns to the field for the first time in more than a year on Sunday for the Dallas Cowboys against the New England Patriots.
Greg Hardy: "I hope I come out guns blazing. I'm full of excitement and full of juice. I'm ready to go."
Hardy, you might remember, was accused of pushing the woman onto a bed full of weapons. So yeah, poor choice of clichés right there. He signed with the Cowboys in the offseason with the full backing of owner Jerry Jones and the coaching staff, who have said Hardy will get a fresh start.
But this doesn’t appear to be a man mincing his words and coming back to work with his hat in hand. When asked about Tom Brady, the quarterback he’ll be trying to chase down Sunday, Hardy offered up this gem.
Greg Hardy: "I love seeing Tom Brady. You seen his wife? I hope she comes to the game. I hope her sister comes to the game..."
Hardy has missed the past 19 regular-season games and is acting like a man with no regret.
"In the last two seasons, it's been a blur," Hardy said, according to The Dallas Morning News. "Now that I'm back, I don't reminisce. I don't look back. I need to get to progress.”
Progressing on the field? Or as a man?
Both factors will come into play when the Cowboys decide whether to extend his contract past the 12 games he’s currently locked up for. If he can play and play well, and if Hardy can sack quarterbacks — what he does best — he likely will be in line for a long-term deal at some point.
But if he steps afoul again at some point, he might have to look elsewhere for work. Hardy did nothing illegal in saying these things, but it is a stark warning that he’s certainly not walking on eggshells as he returns to action.
We just can’t help but think he’ll shoot himself in the foot at some point. Oops, did we just make a pun?
on his back when the Pats shove 50 up their ass.
