Greg Hardy's trial might not happen until next year

[pantherj]

If he's not guilty why would he not play in 2015? And if he is guilty why would his career be over? Brandon Marshall is still playing isn't he?

 

 

Hardy will be punished by the NFL even if he is found innocent imo. If he is found guilty, then I think he will be permanently banned from the NFL. Past player suspensions and rules will not prevent this from happening to Hardy in the new climate. 

 

[pantherj]

If he is innocent he is suing the NFL to the ground for treble damages to his future contract.

 

 

yea he made it real easy for a team that didn't suspend him and felt he was innocent the entire time.

 

Yes I think Hardy will sue the NFL.

 

[cookinbrak]

Isn't it in Hardy's best interest to play this year? If he takes the "can't play until the trial" deal, he won't get paid after this year. If he's not under contract after that, and the trial goes on until late 2015, he might not get any decent offers after that. Somebody needs to come up with a definite time detail- otherwise, couldn't we just refuse to pay him?

[Mol3m4n]

Can't the nfl let this suspension ride out for 4 more games and if Hardy us found guilty, fine him whatever amount he made in that amount of time?

[t96]

If he is found guilty, then I think he will be permanently banned from the NFL.

 

 

Are you retarded? Drunk? On cocaine?

[TheRed]

Are you retarded? Drunk? On cocaine?

 

Bath salts?

 

Honestly the NFLPA would probably love for the NFL to do something that foolish. They would sue the piss out of the NFL, and would win big.

[Montsta]

Can't the nfl let this suspension ride out for 4 more games and if Hardy us found guilty, fine him whatever amount he made in that amount of time?

This is the way I hope it goes exactly. Give it 4 more games, bring him back, and do it on the basis that if he is found guilty, be it this year or next, he will be fined $4.6MM which I think is roughly 6 game checks for him.

Then he can play, the public can feel like their outcry was heard and acted on, and the Panthers aren't completely fuged out of $13MM and one of their best players all year.

If he is found not guilty then oh well he lost six games but got paid at least.

Most logical way to do it IMO.

[thunderraiden]

Not he's not cause he filed an appeal. He withdraw his appeal, he's guilty from the verdict of the judge

 

Im assuming thats what cpt was referencing 

 

He would actually have to say he is guilty again. He can't "withdraw" a de novo appeal, it wouldn't make sense since the verdict is already deleted. He can only plead guilty right now.

[PantherFanOne]

Hardy will be punished by the NFL even if he is found innocent imo. If he is found guilty, then I think he will be permanently banned from the NFL. Past player suspensions and rules will not prevent this from happening to Hardy in the new climate. 

 

 

Permanently banned from the NFL over a freaking misdemeanor? You have been listening to to many media talking heads  like Bob Costas and the ESPN jokers who  are always trying to pull something out of their ass to make a story.

[pantherj]

Permanently banned from the NFL over a freaking misdemeanor? You have been listening to to many media talking heads  like Bob Costas and the ESPN jokers who  are always trying to pull something out of their ass to make a story.

 

I don't want hardy to banned. I don't think he should have been put on the exempt list at all. He should be playing right now. I wouldn't ban him from the NFL if it were my decision. It's not the crime, but rather the public outrage, and response from beer and car corporations that put Hardy in danger of being banned imo. The games Hardy is missing don't count toward his punishment. That is yet to come. A player can only receive one punishment per violation.

[SmokinwithWilly]

This is the way I hope it goes exactly. Give it 4 more games, bring him back, and do it on the basis that if he is found guilty, be it this year or next, he will be fined $4.6MM which I think is roughly 6 game checks for him.

Then he can play, the public can feel like their outcry was heard and acted on, and the Panthers aren't completely fuged out of $13MM and one of their best players all year.

If he is found not guilty then oh well he lost six games but got paid at least.

Most logical way to do it IMO.

This is the NFL. Logic be damned. 

 

Seriously though. He should be suspended 6 games for embarrassing the NFL. When/if he is found guilty, then he should receive his punishment for whatever he is convicted of. 

[Estrada]

He better suite up soon is all that matters to me. He's getting 13 mil guaranteed. At this point I want the NFLPA to step in since the organization caved. The defense is not the same without him. We really need Frank when he's back against Cincy

[Cpt slay a ho]

He wont plead guilty. He was found guilty. He take that and play. You think a NFL team won't pick up Hardy in the offseason? Let's be real here man. Its a business, to win games

 

lets be real he would lose a good chunk of mula, also he has a good chance of being proved innocent

[Snake]

The 49ers are smart in the way they handled McDonald because they realize how short of an attention span the American public has. The public will wave their flags after 9/11, call for gun reform after Sandy Hook, and they'll do their ice bucket challenges, but at the end of the day, nobody gives a poo.

This whole DV thing in the NFL will pass, and while teams like the Panthers caved and lost players like Hardy, the 49ers will keep rolling with Ray Mac and not miss a beat. If he is found guilty, sure hell get suspended for 6 games, maybe more, but if he isn't he won't lose a down worth of playing time.

I hate to give the 49ers any credit for anything, but they did it right, and JR caved to fuging ESPN and Bob Costas.

And this is the same reason he will never be a good owner. I have a strong feeling if it were up to Rivera or DG Hardy would be on the field.