There’s a reason the Cowboys are willing to pay millions of dollars to Greg Hardy even though he missed 15 games last year and is suspended 10 games this year for domestic violence: On the field, Hardy is a great player.
Hardy’s work in Organized Team Activities has served as a reminder of that fact. Dallas tight end Jason Witten said Hardy has been excellent so far.
“He’s explosive,” Witten told the Dallas Morning News. “He plays until the whistle blows. . . . To have a guy come in and play that way, I think, speaks volumes for what kind of character he is and what kind of individual he is.”
Although Hardy missed today’s practice with an illness, Cowboys Executive Vice President Stephen Jones called Hardy “one of the hardest workers out here.”
Hardy has a strong motivation to be a hard worker because he has a $1.3 million workout bonus, which represents about a quarter of the total pay he’s likely to earn from the Cowboys this season. The Cowboys will gladly pay that money because Hardy is one of the best pass rushers in the NFL, even as he’s also one of the poster boys for the NFL’s domestic violence problem.