The Dallas Cowboys had a wildly successful season last year, and many are pegging them to repeat as NFC East champions after an offseason that saw them upgrade some key positions on their roster. Perhaps the biggest improvement came with the addition of star pass rusher Greg Hardy.
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Hardy is currently facing a 10-game suspension, though he is appealing the ruling. Whether the ban stands or not, he should still help a Dallas pass rush that was frequently ineffective last season. Despite how much he should help the team, however, not everyone is excited about the addition because of Hardy's domestic violence allegations, according to ESPN.
Jason Witten is a future Hall of Famer and one of the most respected players on the Cowboys' roster. He also has dealt with domestic violence issues firsthand as a result of growing up with an abusive father. Witten now works to help families that suffer from domestic abuse.
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"I think more than anything I think everybody knows (I'm against) domestic violence," Witten said. "That's unwavering. That's something that I lived, my family lived. But that guy is a teammate of mine, so I think you have to look at it from that standpoint. As coach (Jason) Garrett says, it's our job to invite those guys in and create a standard of how we do things. I think he's done a great job since he's been here. It's not my job to decide who comes in. I'm a tight end. But I've been really pleased how he's approached it and how he goes to work and what kind of teammate he's been. The day he got suspended, the next day he's in there working out, so I think that's kind of the mentality he has, what kind of work ethic (he has) and what he's trying to prove in Dallas."
"I think when you add the guy like that and then he gets suspended and you never know how it's going to come out," Witten said. "The guy works his tail off. Our job is to welcome him and show him the way we do things and embrace him as a teammate, and he's done everything that you want. He's a hard worker. Obviously he's a talented player. I think he's learned a lot from what he's gone through in the last year. He's had a good offseason."
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