Greg Hardy is reaching a point where he needs to get on an NFL team before the league forgets about him and moves on, and he's still trying everything he can to get back in.
Hardy is still unsigned, and this isn't exactly like the Ray Rice situation. There were questions if Rice could be an effective back anymore, on top of his domestic violence case. Hardy is still just 27 and even though he wasn't great last year with the Dallas Cowboys, he's still probably one of the best defensive ends in the NFL.
But we all know there's more to Hardy's story than his football ability, and Hardy and his agent Drew Rosenhaus are still doing damage control to try to get Hardy another chance.
Pro Football Talk said Rosenhaus has reached out to every NFL team to list the treatment Hardy has received this offseason "to identify and cure any and all disorders, that may have contributed to past misbehavior." And what a list it is:
- anger management
- temper management
- domestic violence
- evaluation for ADHD
- personality, mood, learning and speech disorders
PFT said Hardy has participated in "at least 24 psychiatric therapy sessions" this offseason, and will continue to do be evaluated.
Hardy already tried the interview redemption path, and that rambling interview with ESPN didn't help his case much. He'll have to show he's well beyond the behavior that led to an ugly domestic violence incident when he was with the Carolina Panthers, and also that he won't be a disruption in the locker room and on the sideline. The Cowboys signed him last year knowing about the domestic violence case. Then he was a problem in the locker room and even during games and suddenly the Cowboys had no interest in bringing him back.
If some team does decide to give Hardy another shot, they'll be asking a lot of questions before offering him a deal. Hardy is trying his best to answer those questions right now.
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