It could be argued that Jerry Jones no longer finds domestic violence "intolerable."
The Cowboys owner has gone above and beyond the call of duty in defending defensive end Greg Hardy -- first when he signed the troubled ex-Carolina Panther, second when Hardy made some flippant remarks about Tom Brady's wife when his four-game suspension to start 2015 was over and last week after photos from a women she says were taken a day after she was the victim of a Hardy domestic abuse incident.
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Jones' support for his own player, compared to his assessment to the video showing Rice hitting his then-fiancée is night and day, as noticed by CBS' Baltimore affiliate.
"We as an organization take this very seriously," Jones said in a statement defending Hardy. "We do not condone domestic violence. We entered into the agreement with Greg [Hardy] fully understanding that there would be scrutiny and criticism. We have given Greg a second chance. He is a member of our team and someone who is grateful for the opportunity he has been given to move forward with his life and his career."
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That's a far cry from the stance Jones took with Ray Rice two years ago when he stated that spousal abuse was "intolerable." Jones ironically talked about Rice's original two-game suspension for his crime and talked about getting the punishment right the second time.
"In blocking terminology we have recovery," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM] in 2014, as reported by The Dallas Morning News. "That's when an offensive lineman obviously gets beat on the first move but he has the athletic ability to recover and try to get it right on the second move. I know that we're doing that, trying to get it as good as we can get it on the second time around. I think that's happening.
"There's no question in my mind the emphasis that we have on spousal abuse in the NFL and the lack of tolerance for it. It's intolerable and it will be adjudicated accordingly."
Perhaps Jerry Jones doesn't believe that the photos posted of Hardy's victim constitute "recovery." Even without them, Jones would be hard-pressed to convince anyone that his stance on Hardy isn't the epitome of hypocritical.
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