Does Hardy come back after 6 games?

[Mr. Scot]

Dont sponors drop the player not the team?

 

Sponsors can have arrangements with teams, individual players or the league as a whole.

 

[Happy Panther]

 

 

As far as the rules for the Commissioner's Exempt list, I'd assume it's his discretion but I haven't looked them up.

It is and we have no recourse.

 

Which is why I was wondering why posters were putting this on Gettleman/JR.

[Mr. Scot]

It is and we have no recourse.

 

Which is why I was wondering why posters were putting this on Gettleman/JR.

 

I don't get why people blame the team at all.

 

It was pretty clear in the presser that they had no intention of doing anything to Hardy until his trial was resolved one way or the other.  But it was just too much of a black eye for the league with everything else going on so they stepped in.

 

[YoungPanthers89]

He wasn't officially suspended so I'd say no

[Panthers8969]

The NFL changes it's laws based on public's(dumb asses) reaction. The current rules say he should be back after 6 games, although he never was officially suspended

[PandaPancake]

He wasn't officially suspended so I'd say no

 

But will the players union argue time served?

[Pox 08]

Nope.   He will be suspended with pay until the jury trial is over,  and then,  if guilty,  he will be suspended for 6 games without pay.    If the jury trial is postponed or it takes a while.. he could realistically be out of football for a couple years.     

 

[WhoAmI?]

Hell yes. Who cares what the media has to say. They already hate us in the first place, it's not like we are going to lose any media praising. I say bring him back after 6 games and play him.

[Metalli_cat]

I'm thinking if he pays back the money he has collected over his "exile," he should be back.

Wait and see. That's all we can do at this point.

[Redaes]

He'd rather sit out the entire season and keep his money than pay back 6 games & play again. And so would any sane person. That's nearly $5,000,000.

Stop thinking like fans.

[pantherj]

As I predicted about two months ago Hardy is done for this season. He's not coming back.

[Mr. Scot]

As I predicted about two months ago Hardy is done for this season. He's not coming back.

 

Fair number of people predicting he's not coming back here ever.

 

[Marc Anthony]

if there is even a little bit of fire causing all this smoke, and considering our history with carruth and our desire to seperate ourselves from that as much as possible, you could hardly blame the panthers from wanting to distance themselves from hardy, even if what he has done (or even alleged to have done) is nowhere near the degree that carruth took it. it's self preservation and knowing that this team can win without him will make that decision easier if it's the decision they feel needs to be made.

[unicar15]

They'd get crucified. The only reason he got suspended in the first place is because the media didn't convey it was a bench trial. The media would portray it all over again as Jerry bringing back a player who was found "guilty" even tho we all know that's not the case and that his situation is no different than Ray McDonald out in SF. Who is getting zero coverage...