The announcement was a long time coming, but the outcome was better than many expected.
Multiple sources are reporting that the NFL has announced that Greg Hardy's suspension for domestic violence has been upheld by arbitrator Harold Henderson, but it has been reduced from ten to four games. This is to some degree a win for Hardy and the Dallas Cowboys, since four games was a number that many had felt was appropriate before the original ten game suspension was announced.
Breaking: Greg Hardy's suspension has been reduced from 10 games to 4, per NFL spokesman
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) July 10, 2015
Speculation during the long delay in announcing this outcome was that it was because the league wanted to put off negative reaction over a reduction.