Hardy is arguably the best defensive player in the league.
No way in hell you let a talent like that walk. Who cares about PR? It's about winning championships and Hardy makes us a championship contender.
It's the reality of the situation. Fact is, nobody is going to quit watching the game or the team if Hardy signed a $200 million extension.
Just like all of those fans that vowed to stop watching the game when Vick came back. The reality is that none of them left, they just weren't keen on buying Vick's jersey or using him on Madden.
I just dislike the holier than thou attitude from the media and the other fans and love to point out that when AP had a similar crime (IMO, way worse), they let it slide. They are hypocrites and they never cared about Nicole Holder. They never cared about the dogs that Mike Vick tortured and killed. They never cared about Ray McDonald's victims. They never cared that Johnny Jolly was a drug mule and if Aaron Hernandez could be reinstated in the NFL...they would still be watching the game and loving the Patriots.
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