NEW YORK _ Greg Hardy said Tuesday he has no one to blame but himself for the end of his six-year NFL career.
"I gave it away," Hardy told Newsday. "It's the truth."
Hardy was arrested on charges of assault and communicating threats after a domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend in North Carolina in May 2014. Two months later, in a bench trial, a judge found him guilty on both counts and sentenced Hardy to 18 months' probation and a 60-day suspended sentence. Hardy's lawyer appealed the decision and requested a jury trial, which set aside the conviction under North Carolina law. The victim failed to appear in court during the trial, and the charges were dismissed and expunged from Hardy's record in 2015. Prosecutors said the victim accepted a settlement.
