Defensive end Greg Hardy did a one-on-one interview with ESPN’s Adam Schefter and in it he denied ever hitting any woman.
Hardy was discussing the 2014 incident involving former girlfriend Nicole Holder in Charlotte, North Carolina, when he was a member of the Carolina Panthers, and denied he had ever hit her.
Greg Hardy: “I’ve never put my hand on ANY women,…. In my whole entire life, NO Sir. That’s just not how we’re raised. As you can tell, like I said again, it’s the Bible belt. It’s just something that’s, I wouldn’t even say frowned upon, just something that’s nonexistent in most southern homes.”
Adam Schefter: “You say you did nothing wrong, you’re innocent and yet the pictures of her that surfaced would seem to suggest a woman who had some type of physical contact. How do you explain that?”
Greg Hardy: “Pictures are pictures, and they can be made to look like whatever they want to. I didn’t say I didn’t do anything wrong. That situation occurred and that situation was handled, but as a man you can’t avoid situations that aren’t your fault or are your fault. Saying that I did nothing wrong is a stretch but saying I am innocent is correct. Yes sir.”
Hardy, was accused by Holder of throwing her against a bathroom wall, throwing her on a bed covered with assault rifles, choking her and threatening her life during an altercation at his apartment.
Hardy was convicted on domestic violence charges in 2014. He appealed and the case was thrown out after Holder did not appear. It was reported by many that Hardy paid her off.
