APUnemployed defensive end Greg Hardy is trying to find a way back into the NFL and recently gave an interview in which he claimed he never put his hands on the woman who accused him of domestic violence.
Hardy’s former teammate Steve Smith isn’t buying it.
Smith posted a snippet of Hardy’s interview on Twitter and then wrote, sarcastically, “So I guess she tripped on the carpet or something.”
Given the photographs of Hardy’s accusers injuries, it’s easy to understand why Smith is skeptical of Hardy’s claim that he never put his hands on his accuser. Charges against Hardy were dropped when his accuser accepted a civil settlement from him and declined to testify against him, but that’s a far cry from saying Hardy never put his hands on her.
Smith and Hardy were teammates on the Panthers from 2010 to 2013.
I’m guessing Greg Hardy won’t be needing to “ice up” this year, given that his career’s permanently on ice now.
Gotta love Steve Smith.
Thank You Steve Smith !! Now lets hear what other former teammates think about this fool !!
As if I needed another reason to respect Steve Smith. One of my favorite players, and that is from a Giants fan
Steve Smith Sr. should have his own show!
Typical Cowboy player. Jerruh deserves that piece of trash.
all NFL fans (except Cowboy fans) applaud you Steve Smith
Yes, Steve, she tripped. Then she fell against his hand.
Remember when Hardy tweeted a pic of his Bentley’s speedometer WHILE he was driving 100 mph? Next day here came Smitty, who owned an identical Bentley, tweeting a pic of his own speedometer, and he was going about 40 mph. Sort of told you right there what Smitty thought of Hardy.
Now I’m rooting for Baltimore to sign Hardy. Then someone just set up an HD security camera in the Ravens locker room, and sit back and watch the fun.
And if they lock horns, bet the farm on Smitty. Ice up, son!
Well technically Hardy is right, he didn’t put his hands on her… he beat her with various guns.
Shut up Smith.
Apparently Greg Hardy is completely unaware that people can see and hear him.
Jerrah might want to consider hiring Steve Smith as his GM , he’s shown that he’s smarter than the Cowboy’s current GM !!!!
Love Steve Smith
That’d be a good scrap, Hardy with the size vs Smith with the attitude. I’d bet on Smith Sr.
Ice Up Son!
Well done Steve Smith, well done. Pats fan here and that statement was the best.
I never really liked Steve smith. I don’t really like him less now. Hardy’s a punk.
argh88 says:
Apr 4, 2016 4:33 PM
Well technically Hardy is right, he didn’t put his hands on her… he beat her with various guns.
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no, no, no, you got it all wrong. He simply body slammed his pregnant girlfriend onto a bed that just happened to be full of loaded guns. Huge difference.
Steve said what everyone was thinking.
Steve Smith – NFL Commissioner …I like the sound of that, wishful thinking though
Stones thrown in glass houses. Steve Smith is emotionally unstable on the field. This is like Brandon Marshall putting in his two cents.
Greg Hardy is a liar!
Plain & simple
What a dirt bag!
I seriously hope his career is OVER!
@truninerfan49….the truth is, the VAST MAJORITY of Cowboys fans didn’t like the Hardy signing. All teams (including yours) have players that are useless piles of crap and have no business in the league. Sadly, it goes with the territory these days.
Man Steve Smith Jr is right on point Hardy has no place in the NFL or any other professional sport in that case wait a minute better yet Society. No time for that nonsense useless
whiteybulgersson says:
Apr 4, 2016 4:43 PM
Stones thrown in glass houses. Steve Smith is emotionally unstable on the field. This is like Brandon Marshall putting in his two cents.
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Between the lines Steve Smith is a Bad Bad Man, outside of them Greg Hardy is a bad excuse for one
pound for pound toughest dude in the league calling out coward.
exactly how the worlds supposed to work.
I got $50 on Smith in a square one.
Between the lines Steve Smith is a Bad Bad Man
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Bad bad man? He whined when Mike Mitchell hit him.
I fully believe Steve Smith can beat up Greg Hardy.
89 – bottom line
whiteybulgersson says:
Apr 4, 2016 4:58 PM
Between the lines Steve Smith is a Bad Bad Man
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Bad bad man? He whined when Mike Mitchell hit him.
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If he was a Patriot you’d be grabbing your shine box
No Hardy apologist here, but consider this:
An emotionally unstable woman, doped up out of her mind on drugs and alcohol was beaten by someone else. Someone who didn’t have the financial assets of Greg Hardy. She goes to Hardy’s place already beaten up and causes a ruckus. She gets her girlfriend to call 911 saying she’s being beaten. Hardy, unstable himself, is an easy mark for a scam such as this. Yes I know you have to work hard to stretch your mind around this, but people sit around for days thinking of ways to scam money out of someone.
Players calling them out is an effective means of mitigating further anti-social, criminal behavior among players. If the NFL Front Office had more common sense to go along with the legal sense, they might actually accomplish some of their stated goals.
didn’t Steve trip on the carpet when he hit Ken Lucas in the eye?
Greg Hardy’s next career- WWE!!!!!
I fully believe Steve Smith can beat up Greg Hardy.
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A few years ago there was an informal poll amongst NFL players regarding players you did not want to mess with. Smith was high on the list.
It makes me wonder what other former teammates think of that knucklehead Hardy.
Someone told Greg Hardy he should hit the QB and keep his hands off his girl, but he got them mixed up.
This is the only person with the variation of the name “Steve Smith” who is worth listening to.
Hardy is a POS
Hardy + Denial, Violent, no Self Control = ‘coming to prison near you’.
Written all over him.
Adrian Peterson did it to a 4 year old child.
Now Viking fans embrace him like nothing happened.
Think about that.
Steve Smith is a tool. Always wants to fight the guy who tackles him.
We can all think/say what we want about Hardy but trust me, his NFL career is not over!!!!!
Almost every one of the comments above had me chuckling — great way to blow off the last 15 minutes at the office.
He didn’t hit her she just walked into the punches…
if you know anything about SS its that he is about his family and is a real man off the field still a beast on.. what else could you want in a player, i hope one day NFL get to the point were the PR push back is great enough that people who cant follow the rule of law off the field never play a down on the field.. ever
I always did want Steve Smith to be a Titan. This just confirms what I thought I was missing out on.
Thank you, SS Sr.! #Respect!
Greg Hardy has the kind of character that would make him fit right in with Adrian Beatyourson and the rest of the criminals on the Vikings.
Greg Hardy’s behavior is appalling!
-Ray Rice
A little background: Steve Smith Sr.’s mother was a victim of domestic abuse which he witnessed as a young child.
This from a Guy who ended a team mates career by breaking His orbital bone of His eye socket and then a few years later also broke another team mates nose. Also a few Driving under the influence. Hardy is a piece of crap, but Steve Smith is not much better!
I’m not sure what’s so difficult to understand here.
Greg Hardy has not been proven innocent in a court of law. He settled the case out of court, and the DA decided they couldn’t pursue the charges without the victim’s testimony.
Because of that fact, Greg Hardy can NEVER admit guilt, because doing so would give the state of North Carolina all they need to drag him back to trial.
So the media can bait Hardy every 6 months into a situation where he has to claim innocence so that Darin Gantt can make a big deal out of it again, but that doesn’t change the fact that Hardy is only saying what he has to say.
If he were found guilty, he could walk around and give you all the fake remorse comments you crave for some reason. But again, his case is basically “pending” for the rest of his life.
I want to see Steve Smith Vs Percy Harvin Cage Match!!!
How can Hardy fake apologize for the Deadspin pictures and then say I didn’t hit her?
Mark My Words,
I will bet anyone a tall cold one that if no team signs him there’s going to be an attorney somewhere whispering in Hardy’s ear ” Lawsuit Greg, Lawsuit, ” They’ll try to prove the NFL blacklisted him.
I’m in no way a Steve Smith apologist. We all know he’s had his own issues also. But did i just read a comment comparing Steve Smith in a fight with another Grown man. Compared to a 6’5″ football player smacking a woman around. Huh.
truninerfan49 says:
Apr 4, 2016 4:29 PM
all NFL fans (except Cowboy fans) applaud you Steve Smith
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I’m a long time Cowboy fan and for the record I applaud Steve Smith and I’m sure I’m not alone!
Greg Hardy is a moron.
@goldenboyoffootball I also am a lifelong cowboys fan and I knew from day that bring this outhouse mold to the team was a bad idea. I am so glad that he gave this interview. Because no longer will he be playing in Dallas…. I’m pretty sure after this he won’t be playing in the NFL either. The guy is so dumb he made these comments while unemployed… And pretty much just ENDED HIS OWN CAREER!!! He will not admit guilt. He will not apologize. He’s trying to lie to the American people when there’s pictures and sworn testimony. No team will touch this guy. He’s so done it’s not even funny. How can a person be that dumb? It’s almost impossible is t it?
I wonder what Steve Smith thinks about a QB who was afraid to try and recover his own fumble in the SB….
Why not take a stance against a guy that has a locker in the same room as you?
jag1959 says:
Apr 4, 2016 4:26 PM
As if I needed another reason to respect Steve Smith. One of my favorite players, and that is from a Giants fan
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Yeah that and punching two of his former teammates. Stay classy Steve
I’m not a big Steve Smith fan, but it’s nice to see someone having the guts to call out Hardy for the total BS Hardy is spouting.
I’d like to see the Ravens sign Hardy, just so these two can beat the bag out of each other until someone retires. Doesn’t matter which one. Win win cuz they are both D-bags. Steve Smith is the same guy that took his helmet off and used it like a hammer to a team mates face. He is the pillar of decency and self control…
Another player coming out and speaking out against Hardy is actually quite refreshing. Good job Steve Smith
Steve Smith is one bad dude…and only 5’9″.
junkmtb says:
Apr 4, 2016 5:19 PM
Greg Hardy’s next career- WWE!!!!!
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He tried, the Divas wouldn’t take him. Something about him not understanding it’s fake?
Hardy doesn’t need to every play in the NFL again. Something is really , really wrong with him mentally.
Zac F. says:
Apr 4, 2016 7:30 PM
“. . . Greg Hardy can NEVER admit guilt, because doing so would give the state of North Carolina all they need to drag him back to trial. So the media can bait Hardy every 6 months into a situation where he has to claim innocence so that Darin Gantt can make a big deal out of it again, but that doesn’t change the fact that Hardy is only saying what he has to say.”
He didn’t HAVE to say anything at all. He could have declined comment on the subject, which surely would have been better than making himself look ridiculous by making the statement that he made.
Partied on LKN with this piece of trash…seen 1st hand how he treats women…
I read a few comments bashing the commissioner in regards to this fool. While Goodell deserves many of the bashings he gets, he doesn’t on this. He originally suspended Hardy for 10 games and an arbitrator reduced it to 4. So while you may complain he should have gotten more games or even permanently suspended, I merely point out it would have been overturned anyway.
Sometimes it really ISN’T Goodell’s fault
Shocking
I was falsely accused by a scammer, so it can happen, especially to a rich, unstable dude. That being said, I don’t think that’s the case here. Highly likely he did. But according to the laws of this nation, he’s not been proven guilty. Again, that being said, I was not happy when my cowboys signed him. The plethora of assault rifles laying around bother me just as much. Yes, some of us in Texas are not gun nuts, but they have their rights. Don’t know why anything other than hand guns for protection or hunting rifles are needed by regular people though. Finally, my main point that I don’t see anyone saying is that, if you think you haven’t rooted for many guys who are just as guilty, then you’re lying to yourself. Glass houses, people.
Steve Smith–really! really! Violence is violence be the victim male or female.