Greg Hardy’s personal reputation has taken a massive hit following his arrest for domestic violence in the 2014 off-season. However, he was still the only Carolina Panther there for a teammate last May.
The Panthers released their all time leading rusher DeAngelo Williams this week, but Williams did not seem particularly upset to see his time in Charlotte end. His general displeasure with how his tenure there ended is owed in large part to what he perceived as a chilly response to the death of his mother from breast cancer in 2014.
However, according to Williams’ recent comments unearthed by ESPN, no one from the organization, players or management, showed up at her funeral. That is, except one.
“One player came,” Williams said. “And there is nothing that he can say or do in my eyes that is bad. … Greg Hardy. All the players around the league, all the players in the locker room, they texted and called. But Greg Hardy showed up.
“It stung to know that a place of business that you work for and that you’ve bled and played through injuries, you did everything you possibly can for this organization to be successful, and then upon your darkest hour they let you handle it by yourself.”
Williams had lost numerous female family members to breast cancer before his mother, and has been a major source of activism during Carolina and the NFL at large’s October, pink-infused breast cancer initiatives.
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