CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – The NFL says Panthers defensive end and soon-to-be free agent Greg Hardy will be allowed to sign a new contract even if he remains on the commissioner’s exempt list.
League spokesman Greg Aiello said Thursday in an email, ”There’s nothing to prevent a player on the Exempt list without a contract from signing a new one.”
NFL free agency begins Tuesday.
Hardy’s playing status remains in limbo. He isn’t allowed to play until removed from the exempt list.
Hardy was scheduled to meet with NFL officials Wednesday in New York to discuss his domestic violence case, but no resolution has been announced.
Hardy faces a possible suspension from the league even though his conviction on two counts of domestic violence was dismissed Feb. 9 following a successful appeal.
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