News: ESPN: Stephen Jones: Cowboys undecided on Hardy offer

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Cowboys undecided whether to try keeping free-agent DE Greg Hardy
6:16 PM ET

Todd ArcherESPN Staff Writer

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones insists the team has not yet decided whether it will attempt to keep defensive end Greg Hardy.

Hardy is set to become a free agent in March. He played out a one-year deal that paid him roughly $8.8 million but did not contain any guaranteed money. After serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy stemming from a domestic violence incident in 2014, Hardy had six sacks and 32 quarterback pressures.

"I think he played well for us," Jones said. "You know, I think you pay a guy that kind of money. Obviously, the bar is set high. And you hope to have a lot of production when a guy is making that kind of money. Did we hope to have better? Probably we did. But did he play good? He played well."

Jones acknowledged that Hardy's off-field issues, tardiness to meetings and effect on the locker room will be factored into the Cowboys' decision.


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[jobberone]

I read this as Hardy being gone is not a foregone conclusion.

 

[links18]

I read this as Hardy being gone is not a foregone conclusion.

Well, with Gregory being gone a month the odds of Hardy coming back probably went up a few points.....

 

[Szczepanik]

Maybe Hardy can teach Gregory how to party without getting caught.

Investment wise, it is very smart to bring him back. Don't have to overpay to get high end production, and it allows us to not have to pigeonhole the team on defense. Would allow us to draft Jack or Ramsey without having to focus onDE. I'd rather get a DT early on and finish the line.

 

[StarBoyz83]

If they got him for around 6 mill it'd be awesome.

 

[Carson]

If they got him for around 6 mill it'd be awesome.

I'm for it. I mean what other options do we have lol

People saw how long it took Lawrence to show up. Gregory is still raw.

Can't expect to start the year with Lawrence and maybe Bosa.

 

[Rockport]

I read this as Hardy being gone is not a foregone conclusion.

It's just posturing, keeping his cards close to the vest. No need to say anything now.

 

[StarBoyz83]

I'm for it. I mean what other options do we have lol

People saw how long it took Lawrence to show up. Gregory is still raw.

Can't expect to start the year with Lawrence and maybe Bosa.

My thoughts exactly

 

[Aven8]

Funny how we didn't mind franchising Spence 2 years in a row with one of those years going on IR after what 2 games played? Stephen seems to be way cheaper than his father!

 

[TonyS]

Think about how the locker room and team's chemistry was affected by losing their two leaders (Romo & Bryant). Maybe, just maybe the chemistry improves with both of them back enough to sustain a Hardy. Hardy is an enigma to me. I didn't see anyone practicing better or harder than Hardy in training camp. He would run drills to perfection. He isn't afraid of hard work. Wondering how he could slack on the little things like being on time for meetings.

 

[Carson]

Funny how we didn't mind franchising Spence 2 years in a row with one of those years going on IR after what 2 games played? Stephen seems to be way cheaper than his father!

If I'm not mistaken, didn't he get paid around 9 million for about 30 snaps? My kind of job!

 

[SacramentoKing]

Well Fisher said he's gone and he's never been wrong.

 

[Aven8]

If I'm not mistaken, didn't he get paid around 9 million for about 30 snaps? My kind of job!

I thought it was 12 million?

In the immortal works of Lloyd Christmas, "there are lots of jobs out there for people who want to work 40 hours a week!!!"

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

Think about how the locker room and team's chemistry was affected by losing their two leaders (Romo & Bryant). Maybe, just maybe the chemistry improves with both of them back enough to sustain a Hardy. Hardy is an enigma to me. I didn't see anyone practicing better or harder than Hardy in training camp. He would run drills to perfection. He isn't afraid of hard work. Wondering how he could slack on the little things like being on time for meetings.

By the time he started missing practices we had lost 10 of the last 11 games, despite being SB contenders in September. Not excusing him, but he seems like the guy who will try his hardest when there's something to play for. Ideally we'll be playing for something this year, beyond a top 5 draft pick again.

 

[AzorAhai]

Going to post it here just so it's on the record in both threads. Just today on the Ben and Skin show, they stated some stuff that I haven't seen mentioned. According to their sources inside the locker room, Hardy openly challenged Garrett in the locker room in front of the team. He later laughed at Garrett and, in their words, "basically called Garrett a *****" for not disciplining him.

After hearing this, I had a lot of things go through my head. The most prominent one was he doesn't need to be back on this team regardless of how desperate they are for pass rushers. Thats exactly how a locker room gets divided and bigger problems develop. Let someone else employ him.

 

[SHAMSzy]

I'll be disappointed if Hardy isn't a Cowboy this season

 

[lkelly]

Going to post it here just so it's on the record in both threads. Just today on the Ben and Skin show, they stated some stuff that I haven't seen mentioned. According to their sources inside the locker room, Hardy openly challenged Garrett in the locker room in front of the team. He later laughed at Garrett and, in their words, "basically called Garrett a *****" for not disciplining him.

After hearing this, I had a lot of things go through my head. The most prominent one was he doesn't need to be back on this team regardless of how desperate they are for pass rushers. Thats exactly how a locker room gets divided and bigger problems develop. Let someone else employ him.

He should consider himself lucky that Garrett didn't give him the clap.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Yay another trial balloon!

 

[tyke1doe]

Cowboys undecided whether to try keeping free-agent DE Greg Hardy
6:16 PM ET

Todd ArcherESPN Staff Writer

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones insists the team has not yet decided whether it will attempt to keep defensive end Greg Hardy.

Hardy is set to become a free agent in March. He played out a one-year deal that paid him roughly $8.8 million but did not contain any guaranteed money. After serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy stemming from a domestic violence incident in 2014, Hardy had six sacks and 32 quarterback pressures.

"I think he played well for us," Jones said. "You know, I think you pay a guy that kind of money. Obviously, the bar is set high. And you hope to have a lot of production when a guy is making that kind of money. Did we hope to have better? Probably we did. But did he play good? He played well."

Jones acknowledged that Hardy's off-field issues, tardiness to meetings and effect on the locker room will be factored into the Cowboys' decision.


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Off-field issues? Didn't you know about his off-field issues before you signed him? Are there others?

I believe Hardy will be back. Gregory's penchant for the pot plant kind of assured he remains with the Cowboys, provided he signs a reasonable contract.

But the Cowboys have faced the worst of Hardy, unless he gets into more domestic violence situations.

 

[tyke1doe]

Going to post it here just so it's on the record in both threads. Just today on the Ben and Skin show, they stated some stuff that I haven't seen mentioned. According to their sources inside the locker room, Hardy openly challenged Garrett in the locker room in front of the team. He later laughed at Garrett and, in their words, "basically called Garrett a *****" for not disciplining him.

After hearing this, I had a lot of things go through my head. The most prominent one was he doesn't need to be back on this team regardless of how desperate they are for pass rushers. Thats exactly how a locker room gets divided and bigger problems develop. Let someone else employ him.

If that occurred, he's gone. And he should be.