Defensive end Greg Hardy is back with the Cowboys this week and, as Darin Gantt noted, he’s ready to come out “guns blazin’” after his four-game suspension to start this year and his long stay on the Commissioner’s exempt list last season.
That wasn’t a particularly good choice of words for a player whose absence was caused by a domestic violence arrest that included allegations that he threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and threw her on a pile of guns. It wasn’t the only time during Tuesday’s media session that Hardy made a questionable statement.
Hardy made it clear that he wasn’t going to express any remorse or regret for his actions. He said he doesn’t “reminisce” at one point and also said only that he’s sticking to the game plan when asked if he planned to do any work with groups working against domestic violence. That game plan apparently has something to do with Gisele Bundchen.
“I love seeing Tom Brady, he’s cool as crap,” Hardy said via the Dallas Morning News. “Have you seen his wife? I hope she comes to the game. I hope her sister comes to the game, all her friends come to the game. One of my favorite games of the year, guys.”
For some reason, Hardy was then told by a reporter that Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles probably has an attractive wife as well.
“Is she?” Hardy said. “This kind of information is important. That’s how I select my Pro Bowls.”
Brady responded on Wednesday by saying he doesn’t care about Hardy’s “personal comments” and is only worried about Hardy’s football ability.
We’d love to say that the same might not be true of some NFL teams considering signing Hardy after this season, but history says that Hardy will keep getting jobs in the NFL as long as he keeps sacking quarterbacks. Sunday will bring the first chance to see if his unchanged personality off the field is matched by his production on it.