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Why isn't Greg Hardy at Cowboys training camp? Jerry Jones explains
By Jon Machota , Staff Writer Contact Jon Machota on Twitter: @jonmachota
The Cowboys could certainly use a pass rusher capable of recording double-digit sacks. The franchise has also shown that it's willing to give second-chances.
So why isn't Greg Hardy at Cowboys training camp?
WFAA Channel 8's Dale Hansen asked Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones this question during a recent interview.
"Well I think that we certainly got the message from our fans that certainly we had a difference of opinion about whether Greg should be on the team or not," Jones said Sunday night. "More importantly, within the team, we wanted a contribution there that if you were really going to pay that kind of price we wanted more contribution than we got."
Hansen then jumped in, saying that Hardy is better than any of the defensive linemen on the team's current roster. Jones responded: "that could be questionable."
"Certainly as we moved through the year, we had a lot of expectations," Jones said. "But that didn't pan out for us both at certain positions -- his being one of them -- as well as the team."
Hardy started 12 games for the Cowboys last season, recording six sacks and a team-high 32 quarterback pressures.
Hansen suggested that the Cowboys are sending the message that if you beat a woman, they'll give you another chance, but if you're a bad teammate, you're out the door.
"I don't think that's the message that you send," Jones said. "I think you send a message on anything to do with domestic violence, that we abhor it, we certainly have all the empathy in the world for the victims involved. And we do want to send the right kind of message."
By Jon Machota , Staff Writer Contact Jon Machota on Twitter: @jonmachota
The Cowboys could certainly use a pass rusher capable of recording double-digit sacks. The franchise has also shown that it's willing to give second-chances.
So why isn't Greg Hardy at Cowboys training camp?
WFAA Channel 8's Dale Hansen asked Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones this question during a recent interview.
"Well I think that we certainly got the message from our fans that certainly we had a difference of opinion about whether Greg should be on the team or not," Jones said Sunday night. "More importantly, within the team, we wanted a contribution there that if you were really going to pay that kind of price we wanted more contribution than we got."
Hansen then jumped in, saying that Hardy is better than any of the defensive linemen on the team's current roster. Jones responded: "that could be questionable."
"Certainly as we moved through the year, we had a lot of expectations," Jones said. "But that didn't pan out for us both at certain positions -- his being one of them -- as well as the team."
Hardy started 12 games for the Cowboys last season, recording six sacks and a team-high 32 quarterback pressures.
Hansen suggested that the Cowboys are sending the message that if you beat a woman, they'll give you another chance, but if you're a bad teammate, you're out the door.
"I don't think that's the message that you send," Jones said. "I think you send a message on anything to do with domestic violence, that we abhor it, we certainly have all the empathy in the world for the victims involved. And we do want to send the right kind of message."
