Free-agent Greg Hardy needed to come forward and share his side of the story for a domestic violence incident if there was any hope he could ever clear his name and return to the NFL.
Sure to provide high ratings, ESPN jumped at the bit, putting top NFL insider Adam Schefter in Oxford, Miss., for an exclusive interview — but not everyone at the broadcasting company is happy about it.
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Michelle Beadle, who said in 2014 that she was a victim of an abusive relationship at one time, questioned ESPN for giving Hardy an opportunity to speak.