When asked by Omnisport at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine about the status of the controversial defensive end, Garrett succinctly replied, “Greg Hardy is a free agent.”
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The headache clearly isn’t worth it for a player who had six sacks in 12 games but was reportedly often late to team meetings and instigated a sideline blowup with Dez Bryant during a game against the Giants.
Hardy was suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy stemming from a domestic violence incident that cost him 15 games in the 2014 season. Hardy’s conditioning tailed off during the latter part of the 2015 season as the Cowboys stumbled to a 4-12 record.
For his one season in Dallas, Hardy received about $8.8 million. He will hit the open market, as Garrett essentially confirmed reports that the team would not retain the 27-year-old pass rusher.
Hardy will officially become an unrestricted free agent March 9.
