Report: Cowboys' Randy Gregory to apply for NFL reinstatement on Thursday
Randy Gregory will apply for NFL reinstatement on Thursday, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Gregory received a one-year suspension in January 2017, after his third failed violation of the league’s drug-testing policy.
Rapoport tweeted that Gregory “recently spent more than six weeks in intensive drug and alcohol rehab in addition to counseling.”
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The 60th overall pick of the 2015 draft, there were a lot of red flags surrounding Gregory in the run-up to the draft, but the Cowboys decided to roll the dice and draft him with a fairly high pick.
Their gamble has not paid off: Gregory has played in just 14 career games, with no starts, one sack and 20 total tackles. He has not played in a game since the 2016 regular-season finale, playing the final two games of that season after back-to-back suspensions, four games, then 10 more, after violations of the drug policy.
The NFL has 60 days to render a decision on reinstatement.
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