Overview

• Greg Hardy was arrested on June 5 in Richardson, Texas, on charges of assault causing bodily injury to a family member
• Officials have released minimal information about the alleged incident, with no arrest affidavit available ahead of Hardy’s arraignment
• Hardy’s run-ins with the law date back to a 2014 domestic violence case that led to an NFL suspension and a later cocaine possession arrest in 2016
• After leaving the NFL in 2015, Hardy transitioned to mixed martial arts, earning over $1.2 million in the UFC before his contract was terminated following a three-fight knockout losing streak in 2022
• Once a multimillionaire defensive end, Hardy’s finances have reportedly collapsed under debts and extravagant spending, including reports of a Walmart job by 2023