Agent: Greg Hardy drawing interest
Updated: March 13, 2015, 11:23 AM ET
By Adam Schefter | ESPN.com
Free-agent defensive end Greg Hardy has started negotiations with a team that does not want to be identified, and others are interested as well, according to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus.
At this point, Rosenhaus thinks that not only will Hardy find a new team, but he is expected to land a strong multiyear deal.
Drew Rosenhaus, left, is confident that Greg Hardy, right, will eventually sign a multiyear deal with an NFL team.
"It's a very positive situation," Rosenhaus said Friday morning. "While we're waiting to hear from the league, we're working through it, and it has been very encouraging."
Rosenhaus is uncertain when a deal will get done, but by now, he firmly believes one will. Rosenhaus made it sound as if it will be a longer and richer deal than some predicted.
Hardy became a free agent on Tuesday when the Panthers declined to re-sign him, and he is free to sign with any team, though he remains on the commissioner's exempt list.
Hardy faced domestic violence charges in 2014 and ended up costing the Carolina Panthers $13.1 million to play in only one game. The charges against Hardy were dropped Feb. 9, when his accuser, former girlfriend Nicole Holder, refused to cooperate with the district attorney's office after reaching a financial settlement with Hardy.
Hardy is seeking immediate reinstatement by the NFL, which is still mulling whether to suspend Hardy under the league's personal conduct code.
At least six teams reportedly have shown interest in Hardy.
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