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Randy Gregory's Road to Redemption
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...rys-a-star-if-he-can-stay-on-the-field#slide1
...Since the Cowboys selected him in the second round of the 2015 draft, Randy Gregory has been more of a cautionary tale than an impact player. Over the last two seasons, he has played in a grand total of two games. He has more career suspensions for failed drug tests than career sacks.
The NFL reinstated Gregory this summer, and per Clarence E. Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the defensive end credits the team for helping him get his career back on track:
"The team they are on a whole another schedule. They want to help you. I am thankful I had the team as opposed to being on another team where they would say, the kid's messed up, let him go. I think the team has dealt with enough players in similar situations and mental states that they are kind of used to it and know what to do about it."
It looks like the Cowboys may be about to get some return on their investment and patience.
In Sunday night's matchup
with the Cardinals, Gregory was next to unblockable. He blew past left tackle D.J. Humphries for a first-quarter sack and was in the backfield more times than you can count.
The showing made a believer of Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News. "If Randy Gregory plays a full season," Machota tweeted, "he'll finish with double-digit sacks."...
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...rys-a-star-if-he-can-stay-on-the-field#slide1
...Since the Cowboys selected him in the second round of the 2015 draft, Randy Gregory has been more of a cautionary tale than an impact player. Over the last two seasons, he has played in a grand total of two games. He has more career suspensions for failed drug tests than career sacks.
The NFL reinstated Gregory this summer, and per Clarence E. Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the defensive end credits the team for helping him get his career back on track:
"The team they are on a whole another schedule. They want to help you. I am thankful I had the team as opposed to being on another team where they would say, the kid's messed up, let him go. I think the team has dealt with enough players in similar situations and mental states that they are kind of used to it and know what to do about it."
It looks like the Cowboys may be about to get some return on their investment and patience.
In Sunday night's matchup
with the Cardinals, Gregory was next to unblockable. He blew past left tackle D.J. Humphries for a first-quarter sack and was in the backfield more times than you can count.
The showing made a believer of Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News. "If Randy Gregory plays a full season," Machota tweeted, "he'll finish with double-digit sacks."...
