NFL Hall of Famer Roger Staubach Would Not Let Greg Hardy Play for His Team
If he were to make the decisions, retired professional NFL Hall of Famer Roger Staubach will not let former Carolina Panthers member, Greg Hardy, play for the Cowboys, Dallas Morning News reported.
The former Dallas Cowboys member who brought honor to his team with two Lombardi Trophies and a Super Bowl MVP has bravely admitted that Hardy's issues with domestic violence turned him off.
"What goes on in the locker room is very important and how players relate to each other," Staubach said in an interview with KTCK-AM. "I wouldn't really enjoy being in the locker room with someone I knew was a domestic violence person. That's how I feel."
Staubach also compared football then and now. "Today you know more about the personal lives of players. Back in the old days, there were some issues. But we never really had a domestic violence, smoking marijuana or ... I'm sure it happened though, we just didn't know about it," he said.
In July 2014, Hardy was found guilty by a judge in North Carolina for assaulting his former girlfriend and communicating threats, according to ESPN.
However, the accuser failed to attend the jury trial which resulted to Hardy's charges being dismissed in February 2015, according to Yahoo Sports.
On March 18, the team confirmed that Hardy has signed a one-year deal as its defensive end.
Although Staubach did not like the idea of having Hardy in the roster of players of the team where he spent 11 fruitful years with, Staubach commended Cowboys executive vice president Charlotte Jones Anderson for how she managed the situation surrounding Hardy, CBS Sports reported.
"Charlotte Jones is fantastic. She's involved with the NFL on the committees. I think she had a hand in trying to understand that this guy deserves a second chance," Staubach said.
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