The Dallas Cowboys have signed Greg Hardy to a one-year, $11.3 million deal that could be worth up to just over $13 million, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Although Hardy could face a league suspension for violating the NFL’s domestic conduct policy, the team said it agreed to terms with the former Carolina Panthersdefensive end on Wednesday.
An NFL spokesman told ESPN that Hardy’s situation remains under review and that the league will have a resolution on his status as soon as possible.
Hardy and the Cowboys have had ongoing negotiations, and he stayed overnight in Dallas before his scheduled physical, which took place Wednesday morning.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had been pursuing Hardy as well, but they pulled out of the running Wednesday.
“At the end of the day, we didn’t feel good about it,” general manager Jason Licht told the Tampa Bay Times.
Hardy, 26, was a 2013 Pro Bowl selection after leading the Panthers with 15 sacks, tying a team single-season record.
Carolina placed the franchise tag on Hardy in February 2014, guaranteeing him $13.1 million for the season. On May 13, he was arrested and charged with assaulting and threatening to kill ex-girlfriend Nicole Holder.
A Mecklenburg (North Carolina) County judge found Hardy guilty on July 15. The verdict was set aside when Hardy requested a jury trial.
All charges were dropped on Feb. 9 because Holder refused to cooperate with the district attorney’s office after receiving a financial settlement from Hardy.
Hardy was placed on the inactive list before the second game this past season and the commissioner’s exempt list before the third game until his domestic violence case was resolved