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NFL’s new senior vice president and special counsel for investigations Lisa Friel, whose background is in sexual misconduct investigations, completed the investigation into 2014 domestic violence allegations against Hardy.
Criminal charges against Hardy in North Carolina were dropped earlier this year when the victim, Nicole Holder, refused to cooperate. Law enforcement officials believe Holder and Hardy have reached a private settlement and her silence is a condition of that agreement.
The NFL said they made “numerous efforts to interview Ms. Holder.”
During interviews with Hardy, the NFL determined he “failed to provide complete and accurate information to NFL investigators and members of the NFL staff.