AP
The Cowboys have said they anticipated a suspension for defensive end Greg Hardy, but recent history and their own moves indicate that they might have overestimated his potential ability and availability this season.
Jean-Jacques Taylor of ESPNDallas.com raises a valid point, that Hardy’s 25-game absence from football would make it extremely difficult for him to have any kind of meaningful impact on the field.
Hardy played in just one game last year before spending the next 15 on the commissioner’s exempt list, and his 10-game suspension this year would mean a long stretch of not playing football (He can still participate in the offseason, training camp and preseason games).