Panthers DE Greg Hardy Placed on NFL’s Exempt List
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iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy agreed to be placed on the NFL’s exempt list Wednesday. He will be continued to be paid his guaranteed salary of $13.1 million and will be allowed to be at the team facility.
Hardy is awaiting a new trial in North Carolina after appealing a guilty verdict from July on two domestic violence charges.
“I understand that I need to step away from football right now and take care of this legal matter,” Hardy said in a statement. “I am entitled to my day in court and that’s where my focus should be.”
The Panthers selected Hardy out of Mississippi in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft. In 63 games with Carolina, he has 203 tackles and 34 sacks. Last year, he had a career-high 15 sacks, earning him his first Pro Bowl selection.
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