{"id":206911,"date":"2016-10-11T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T20:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=206911"},"modified":"2016-10-11T13:05:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T20:05:28","slug":"jay-glazer-calls-mma-community-blackball-former-nfl-star-greg-hardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/greg-hardy\/jay-glazer-calls-mma-community-blackball-former-nfl-star-greg-hardy\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Glazer calls on MMA community to blackball former NFL star Greg Hardy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interesting news came out on Monday when MMA Fighting<\/a> revealed that former NFL star Greg Hardy was looking to transition to a career in mixed martial arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hardy was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 2010 NFL draft and played for the team as a star defensive end. However, in 2014, Hardy was found guilty of assaulting an ex-girlfriend. According to a report from The Washington Post<\/a>, “Hardy was found guilty by a North Carolina judge and, following procedure in that state, asked for a jury trial. The case was dismissed when the alleged victim did not appear.”<\/p>\n

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The Panthers decided to not re-sign Hardy in 2015, which led to the defensive specialist to be picked up as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys. More issues off the field led to the Hardy not being re-signed and was unable to be picked up by another NFL team since, which sparked his intent to transition to mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n

NFL insider and a host of UFC on FOX, Jay Glazer<\/a> came out and made a public call on twitter to ask for all MMA coaches and promoters to avoid Hardy and his wishes to become a professional fighter.<\/p>\n

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Glazer tweeted the following on Tuesday:<\/p>\n

I would be incredibly disappointed in any of my fellow MMA coaches and any promoters if they took Greg Hardy in and taught him a shred of our incredible sport. Many of us train women in self defense specifically to help protect vs domestic violence. Me and all my coaches at @Unbreakable do and take great pride in that. Competing in any sport is a privilege, Greg Hardy should not be granted the privilege. There are many beautiful arts taught in our sport, none of which should be afforded to him.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I would be incredibly disappointed in any of my fellow MMA coaches and any promoters if they took (cont) https:\/\/t.co\/6lHKFHerPa<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) October 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n