Greg Hardy Reportedly “Losing Some Of His Will” To Fight Suspension?

Update:

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, citing a sourceย close to Cowboys DE Greg Hardy, reports that Hardyย “isnโ€™t pleased with his current circumstances, but he has not lost the will to keep fighting to change them.”

This comes in contrast to a report from Tuesday that said Hardyย may be willing to drop his fight if he can get his total suspension reduced by 2-4 games.

However, Florio adds thatย Hardy will challenge in court anย arbitration ruling that imposes anything more than a two-game suspension against him.

โ€œGreg has every intention of taking whatever legal steps are necessary,โ€ Florio’sย source said. โ€œNothing has changed on our end.โ€

Greg has nothing to lose by fighting,โ€ Florio’sย source added.

The fact that it has been 41 days since the appeal process began for Hardy has onlyย strengthened hisย resolve to fight to the fight the case. On top of that, the amount of timeย hearing officer Harold Henderson is taking to make a ruling could be seen as an indication that Hardy hasย strengthened the case against the league.

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Jason Cole of the Bleacher Report spoke toย sources close to ย Cowboys DE Greg Hardy who mentioned that he’sย losing some of his will to fight the 10-game suspension handed down from the NFL for his involvement in a domestic violence case that was settled out of court.

According to Cole, Hardy may be willing to drop his fight if he can get his total suspension reduced by 2-4 games.

Hardy is reportedly worn down by the legal process, which has played out over the past year or so.

We’re well over a month into the appeal’s process and there hasn’t been any indication as to when a ruling will be handed down by the NFL.

ESPN’s Adam Schefterย previously reportedย that some smart people around the league believe Cowboys Hardy could get his 10-game suspension reduced to between two toย six games following his appeal.

In the event Hardy’sย suspension stands, heย stands to make $1.3ย millionย in workout bonuses, a $750,000 base salary, and $3.468 million in roster bonuses in 2015, according toย Todd Archer.

Archer added thatย Hardy’s incentive package likely won’t be in play for him, considering that he would makeย $500,000 for eightย sacks, $1ย millionย for 10 sacks, $1.4ย millionย for 12 sacks, and $1.8ย millionย for 14 sacks.

Hardy, 26,ย signed aย one-year contract worth $11.3 million with the Cowboys that includes weekly bonuses as a way to protect the team in the event he was suspended for this incident.

Last year, Hardyย wound up appearing in just one game and recorded four tackles, one sack, and a forced fumble before he was placed on the commissioners expect list.

We’ll have more regarding Hardy and his suspension as the news is available.

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