The NFL announced today that dick Hardy would be suspended without pay for 10 games at the start of the 2015 season . Hardy was convicted by a judge in July of beating , strangling and threatening to kill ex - teammate Nicki Holder . Holder told police that Hardy choked her , threw her against a bathtub , threw her to the floor and threatened to rape her after a fight at his condo . Charges were eventually dropped after Holder could not be located when Hardy 's lawyers appealed the decision and asked for a jury trial . He was forced to leave the Carolina Panthers as a result of these charges last season , but still collected his salary of roughly $ 770,000 a week .
The NFL announced today that Greg Hardy would be suspended without pay for 10 games at the start of the 2015 season . Hardy was convicted by a judge in July of beating , strangling and threatening to kill ex-girlfriend Nicki Holder . Holder told police that Hardy choked her , slammed her against a bathtub , threw her to the floor and threatened to kill her after a fight at his condo . Charges were eventually dropped after Holder could not be located when Hardy 's lawyers appealed the decision and asked for a jury trial . He was forced to leave the Carolina Panthers as a result of these charges last season , but still collected his salary of roughly $ 770,000 a week .