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Charles Haley doesn't like Randy Gregory, and he's not going to 'baby' the troubled pass rusher.
Notoriously famous for never biting his tongue, the Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame pass rusher is officially done trying to motivate Gregory to do what he needs to do to return to football. Haley has certainly seen his own set of challenges in his storied career, and the team thought he'd be able to mentor Gregory better than most.
That mission has failed, and seemingly not due to lack of effort by the Cowboys legend.
"I come out there to help him [Gregory], and he tells people he wants to fight me. So I'm done," Haley said, via Dallas Morning News. "I'm a guy who's been through what he's been through. And I tried to tell the kid, 'okay you don't have to do this for long. Call me. You can come live with me.' But you know what? You're going to do A, B, and C [if you're living with me]. But he don't want to do it, so eff it."
Offering to let a player who has failed five separate NFL drug tests and who is currently serving a 14-game suspension is more than an olive branch. It's the entire grove.
But it's becoming more evident Gregory has other things in mind, and being accountable isn't one of them.
"He's gotta take responsibility for his actions," Haley continued. "You know what, you messed up once, okay. You mess up twice, you know you've got a problem. When you do it three and four times, man, how can you help him? He's got to want it himself."
The five-time Super Bowl champion went on to lament the way the franchise is coddling the second-year Gregory.
"Jerry and them baby him by putting somebody in that house with him," Haley said. "They never made him be responsible for himself. Maybe the best thing for him is to be free. Because you know what? At the end of the day, at the end of the year, you know Jerry and them ain't going to keep him around, so I don't understand."
Jones may disagree here, however, as he stated he will not give up on Gregory in life or as a potential future piece of the Cowboys. "He's our baby," said Jones, via his weekly segment on 105.3FM The Fan. "He may be an ugly baby, but he's our baby."
Haley doesn't see a baby in Gregory, though. He sees a grown man who continues to make the wrong choices which could indicate a much bigger problem "How do you throw that kind of money away? There's got to be some deep-rooted problem with the kid," Haley said.
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Haley's right. If Gregory doesn't want to grow up and take responsibility, then he has nobody but himself to blame. He's had the help and support. If they continue to baby him, he'll continue to be a baby.
Notoriously famous for never biting his tongue, the Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame pass rusher is officially done trying to motivate Gregory to do what he needs to do to return to football. Haley has certainly seen his own set of challenges in his storied career, and the team thought he'd be able to mentor Gregory better than most.
That mission has failed, and seemingly not due to lack of effort by the Cowboys legend.
"I come out there to help him [Gregory], and he tells people he wants to fight me. So I'm done," Haley said, via Dallas Morning News. "I'm a guy who's been through what he's been through. And I tried to tell the kid, 'okay you don't have to do this for long. Call me. You can come live with me.' But you know what? You're going to do A, B, and C [if you're living with me]. But he don't want to do it, so eff it."
Offering to let a player who has failed five separate NFL drug tests and who is currently serving a 14-game suspension is more than an olive branch. It's the entire grove.
But it's becoming more evident Gregory has other things in mind, and being accountable isn't one of them.
"He's gotta take responsibility for his actions," Haley continued. "You know what, you messed up once, okay. You mess up twice, you know you've got a problem. When you do it three and four times, man, how can you help him? He's got to want it himself."
The five-time Super Bowl champion went on to lament the way the franchise is coddling the second-year Gregory.
"Jerry and them baby him by putting somebody in that house with him," Haley said. "They never made him be responsible for himself. Maybe the best thing for him is to be free. Because you know what? At the end of the day, at the end of the year, you know Jerry and them ain't going to keep him around, so I don't understand."
Jones may disagree here, however, as he stated he will not give up on Gregory in life or as a potential future piece of the Cowboys. "He's our baby," said Jones, via his weekly segment on 105.3FM The Fan. "He may be an ugly baby, but he's our baby."
Haley doesn't see a baby in Gregory, though. He sees a grown man who continues to make the wrong choices which could indicate a much bigger problem "How do you throw that kind of money away? There's got to be some deep-rooted problem with the kid," Haley said.
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Haley's right. If Gregory doesn't want to grow up and take responsibility, then he has nobody but himself to blame. He's had the help and support. If they continue to baby him, he'll continue to be a baby.