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 Hardy was suspended for 10 games by National Football League
Commissioner Roger Goodell in April but an arbitrator in July
trimmed the ban to four games.
"While I am terribly disappointed to miss the first four games of
this season, I am absolutely determined that my issue is not going
to be a distraction for the Cowboys," Hardy said in a statement.
"I have enormous affection and respect for everyone here, and having
seen the impact a court case can have on an NFL organization, I
believe it is in the team’s best interest for me to announce that I
will not pursue any further litigation."
Hardy, a five-year NFL veteran, was found guilty by a district court
judge in July 2014 of assaulting his former girlfriend, Nicole
Holder. But he appealed the verdict and under North Carolina law was
then allowed to have a jury trial.
The domestic violence charges were then dropped in February when
Holder could not be found to testify.
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Hardy, 27, will be eligible to return to action on Oct. 11 when the
Cowboys host the New England Patriots.
(Reporting by Steve Ginsburg in Washington; Editing by Will Dunham)
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