USA TODAY Sports 12:37 a.m. EDT October 8, 2015
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) drops to throws a pass before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium.(Photo: Kevin Hoffman, USA TODAY Sports)
A day after Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy gained attention for his ill-advised comments his first public ones since spending most of 2014 on paid leave from the Carolina Panthers before serving a four-game suspension this year regarding his upcoming 2015 debut against theNew England Patriots, others around the league were loathe to address his statements directly.
"No, I"m just getting ready to play," Patriots quarterback TomBrady said. "I"m focused on my job. He"s a great player. It takes a lot of different things to handle a guy like that. He"s been a great player since he"s been in the league. We"re going to have to prepare for him and be ready for all the different types of moves that he"s got."
Hardy said Tuesdayhe hoped to come out "guns blazing" against the Patriots in his first game back after serving his four-game suspension for violating the NFL"s personal conduct policy.
I love seeing Tom Brady, Hardy said when asked of the matchup. Hes cool as c**p. Have you seen his wife? I hope she comes to the game, I hope her sister comes to the game, all her friends come to the game.
While with the Panthers, Hardy allegedly threw his ex-girlfriend onto a bed covered with guns.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was one of the few NFL personalities willing to address Hardy"s comments.
Well, youre not allowed to have guns on the football field," Jones told Sports Illustrated."We all know thats just a way of expressing yourself. I hope his guns are ablazin.
On Hardy"s remarks aboutBrady"s wife, Jones added:When I saw him marry her (Gisele Bundchen), Tom went up in my eyes 100%. Shes very, very attractive and it shows what an outstanding individual Tom is.
Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones saidhe had nothing to add when asked about Hardy"s comments at the NFL owners meetings Wednesday.
"Yeah, I saw them, but I"ve got no comment about it," said Jones.
Reminded that Hardy had quite a few comments a day earlier, Jones replied: "He did, but I won"t."
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he had not heard Hardy"s remarks but added "we have high standards in the NFL and we expect people to follow them.
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