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Greg Hardy won't be reinstated simply because the NFL has been embarrassed in court twice now since the Rice and Peterson rulings and they will keep Hardy on the Exempt List for 3 more years of they have to just to prove a point. Legalities, due process, fair play all went out the window the minute the owners gave the commissioner the power to be judge, jury and executioner.

So, wait, it's not about the money now? I thought you said it was about the money. You just got done trying to lecture on how rich the guy is and he has no right to complain. Now it's about his deceased mother? Which is it? Pick one or the other that will best fit your wadded little panties.

Still missing the point. But let's assume for a single fraction of a second your point. Here's the question then: What amount of money does one have to be paid before they can no longer be unhappy with the manner in which their employer treated them? What's the cutoff? Does Cam get to bitch and complain since he's only getting paid a fraction of what Williams got paid as well? How about Bersin or one of the other guys on the roster who is making league minimum?

You missed the point. It's not about the money. If it was, DeAngelo could simply laugh his way to the bank. But, just like any other employee who believes they weren't treated fairly or given their release after 10 years in a manner that failed to recognize their contributions, regardless how much they got paid, they can still be unhappy with the employer.

The money is relative and has no bearing. If you were making $9 an hour in a fast food joint for almost 10 years and you were summarily dismissed from your job and you felt the reason the company gave you wasn't acceptable or wasn't done in a professional manner, you'd likely be bitter as well.

It's ironic that we, as fans, will listen to DeAngelo's interview, simply not accept it at face value and assume that he has an axe to grind. He was fired from an organization that he has worked for since 2006... 9 seasons; yet fans cannot accept that he may be bitter? Really? DeAngelo Williams is not the first player to leave this team under terms other than his own and express some bitterness. As a matter of fact, several players have expressed how unhappy they were with the manner in which the team handled their release. But, each and every time, the fan base calls it "sour grapes" while never even considering the notion perhaps this front office and personnel staff may have some faults. But no one from the Panther organization ever goes on the record, never does the interviews unless it's Gettelman or Rivera, and they certainly aren't going to say anything. Panther fans are so fugging quick to absolve the organization for any responsibility or any faults, but the very players those fans go to the stadium to see are the first people they'll discount and dismiss the minute they paint a picture that's different than the rosy little flower garden fans believe the Carolina Panthers organization and Jerry Richardson to be.

Did I miss something over the last couple days? While I've heard a lot of conjecture and a lot of, "... it appears as though...", but where is there any proof Hardy paid her off to go away? Perhaps a bit of circumstantial indication he paid her off, but has anyone come forward with proof of an actual settlement? It's not like she completely disappeared, she simply traveled, posted to her FB account and it sure doesn't appear she was trying to become anonymous. The DA simply didn't feel the case was worth the money to have people going all over the country to serve her with a subpoena.

You just lost my vote...

Your second challenge: Spell the word "moderator."

The Mod Birther Movement is alive! I wanna see Arsen's birth certificate!

Again, if a player is not under contract to any team, is he a member of the NFL? How do you suspend a player who isn't a member of any team? Seems to me if I'm not under contract to any team, I'm not part of the NFL and therefore, not able to be punished by an organization of which I'm not a member.

On March 10, Greg Hardy will no longer be under contract to anyone in the league. If the league announces a suspension before he signs a contract, how does the league suspend someone who is not technically a player in the league? On the other hand, what team is going to enter into any contract negotiations without knowing what the league may/will impose with respect to further discipline? Seems to me the league has to make the first move here and I'm not sure how they can suspend or take any other disciplinary action against a player who isn't under contract to anyone and is, for all intents and purposes, not even a part of the league until he signs a contract.

Maybe he showed up a few times and was then asked/recommended/advised against it? It's all in the timing.

Actually it becomes a collusion case wherein the NFL basically got all the owners together and came to an under-the-table agreement to not sign the guy. I seriously doubt the NFL would even try to reach that far.

So, the head coach gets to call shots like this? Ask Gettleman, Richardson, Danny Morrison? I never mentioned the NFL, I mentioned the NFLPA, his agent and representatives of the team as possible parties who thought it might be better if he stayed away.

Hardly. If there was a settlement, more often than not the terms of civil settlements in cases like this are sealed at the request of both parties and the NFL can threaten all they want, at the end of the day they won't get the info unless both parties then go back and petition the same court that sealed the case to unseal it and the judge agrees to it.

And your point is what? Do you actually know: 1. Did someone with the team ask him not to be present? 2. Did his agent tell him he shouldn't be present? 3. Did the NFLPA tell him he shouldn't be around? If not, you're assuming quite a bit. Not to mention it's fairly common practice for players to work out on their own unless they're required to be at team facilities.

Greg Hardy is out of football longer than either Ray Rice or Adrian Peterson... and he wasn't convicted. So, go ahead Hardy haters, try to explain that logic to me.

Quote of the day! Well done.

Can you show us his conviction on paper since it is public record? No? Didn't think so because it does not exist. You need to brush up on North Carolina law. Greg Hardy does not have a conviction on his record for this offense.

Yep... an NFL franchise with an ownership group consisting of several successful billionaire business people and filled to the ceiling with lawyers, consultants and other business people got played by a 26-year old NFL football player. Right.

Poetic justice... in more ways than one....

You've left out the NFLPA and the CBA which have some bearing as well. And what happens when a spiteful employee or a disenfranchised business competitor decides to make an anonymous phone call accusing you of taking indecent liberties with junior employees or your neighbor's kid? You getting fired based on that accusation? After all, it is just an accusation, but it'll still make the papers and your life is ruined.

I'm talking about Hardy simply because his case is pertinent to the discussion in that it has yet to be adjudicated.

The operative word is missing in your statement.... "accused"